This might be a little late for International Women's Day, but it's an important piece of history and a fun story. How Christine Peterson came up with the phrase "open source software", and the key meetings that made it happen.
“People like Nanny Ogg turn up everywhere. It’s as if there’s some special morphic generator dedicated to the production of old women who like a laugh and aren’t averse to the odd pint, especially of some drink normally sold in very small glasses. You find them all over the place, often in pairs.”
Terry Pratchett; Witches Abroad #Discworld#IWD2024#InternationalWomensDay#NeverUnderestimateWomen 💖
A call from @wikipedia Chief Communications Officer Anusha Alikhan to help close the #GenderGap by bringing more #women editors and articles to #Wikipedia.
For #InternationalWomensDay a funerary stela of a female #physician. In the Inscription she is referred to as MEDICA. This is not the only #Roman female doctor we know. There is quite a few literary and epigraphic evidence for female physicians in the ancient world.
Because it's #InternationalWomensDay, every woman is allowed to propose one (1) new law. It must be a silly, low-stakes one which has little impact on society other than to solve one of your pet peeves.
Mine is: 'make it illegal to illustrate articles about female pleasure with photos of someone fingering a piece of fruit.'
The fight for gender equality has undergone several iterations over the centuries. Yet some aspects need to evolve if we ever hope to achieve success. More than that, we need to re-think what we call success if our goal is truly equality. We need to answer equality for whom and why.
–@sherrylkk
The fight for gender equality has undergone several iterations over the centuries. Yet some aspects need to evolve if we ever hope to achieve success. More than that, we need to re-think what we call success if our goal is truly equality. We need to answer equality for whom and why.
–@sherrylkk
As part of my graphic “Women Warriors” project (started in 2018), I’m a bit late, but this year I’m dedicating it to Palestinian women. This is a sneak peak, tomorrow I’ll post the picture on @alx.fsl@pixelfed.social
Over 1500 "granny squares" were knitted or crocheted by individuals across Le Marche province. The wool & cotton squares, which covered the entire piazza, were sold to raise money & heighten awareness about gender violence.
You might recall the old testament (OT) story of the prophet Moses, who led the Israelites to freedom from Egypt. He then led them through the desert for 40 years, following a pillar of fire during the day and a pillar of smoke at night. He had a brother, Aaron, who was the high priest, and a sister, Miriam, who was a prophet. Except in the OT she doesn't do much prophet stuff, that is, connect with the divine.
It turns out there's an old story about Miriam's well, which research suggests was edited out of the patriarchal OT. Miriam had a well that came with her. You could say everywhere that Miriam went, the well was sure to go. Important for a tribe wandering in the desert. This not only makes her a prophet, it's a wonderful symmetry - a well is an inverted column of water to Moses' pillar of fire. God and Goddess symbols, perhaps?
It also explains some of the OT stories. Such as why when Miriam was struck down with illness, the Israelites stopped their travels for a week. The whole big tribe stops when one old women is ill? That sounds odd, but it makes a lot of sense if she supplies your water.
Greetings, myth lovers! For a late celebration of #InternationalWomensDay our theme this week is women and girls! Tell us a myth that puts a woman or girl in the spotlight! Tag us with #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you Monday! ♀️ ⚧
Let's show our appreciation to the women in the Python and open source community!
Let's also celebrate the accomplishments of PyLadies members worldwide, many of them will be presenting talks and organizing summits at PyCon US 2024. Check out this blog post to see the list.