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How volunteer work in F/LOSS exacerbates pre-existing lines of oppression
- smegsicle 3y ago> It showed that just about 1.5% of F/LOSS community members were female at that time, compared with 28% in proprietary software” (which is also a low number). citation needed on 28% being a low number, seems pretty high to me
- soundarana 3y ago> Some of you want to keep working without being paid, because that feels a bit like communism within capitalism, it makes you feel good to contribute to the greater good while not having the system determine your value over money. I hear you. I’ve been there (and sometimes still am). But as long as we live in this system, even though we didn’t choose to and maybe even despise it - communism is not about working for free, it’s about getting paid equally and adequately.
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- thereisnospork 3y agoI guess it is possible to view anything as oppressive. Even a professional/volunteer opportunity with no more of a barrier to entry than posting this message and where no one knows you are a woman unless you tell them[0]. [0]And even then they might not believe you.