In our latest Staff Pick, Michelle Glauser, founder and CEO of @Techtonica, shares the story behind the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag that went viral in 2015 and turned into a larger movement for #DiversityInTech.
CFP Extended! 
You asked, we listened. 
The #PyLadiesCon 2025 Call for Proposals deadline is now August 15.
It’s your last chance to share your knowledge, story, or project with a global Python community.
Talks, panels, and workshops in any language are welcome.
Let’s make PyLadiesCon even more diverse, inclusive, and inspiring. 
Submit here: pretalx.com/pyladiescon-2025/cfp
Konferenz mit Kind? Kein Problem! 
Eine mehrtägige Konferenz kann für Eltern eine echte Herausforderung sein. Deshalb bieten wir auf der INFORMATIK 2025 Kinderbetreuung an – damit alle, die sich vernetzen und weiterbilden möchten, die Möglichkeit dazu haben.
An allen vier Konferenztagen steht eine professionelle Betreuung für Kinder ab drei Jahren bereit.
Mehr Infos unter https://informatik2025.gi.de/kinderbetreuung.html
As we gear up for the official commencement of our June 2025 Outreachy cohort, we couldn’t do it without our champions of inclusion.
Outreachy extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to the generous sponsors powering this cohort at the following levels:
Ceiling Smasher: @wikimediafoundation.
Thank you for breaking barriers and providing opportunities for underrepresented talents in tech.
Promoter: #RedHat (for @fedora
projects), and @tarides
(for @ocaml projects).
We appreciate you for creating meaningful change and advancement in the free and open source software ecosystem.
Includer: #TheCityUniversityofNewYork [Research Foundation](for @bioconductor projects).
Thank you for championing diversity through targeted support for impactful projects.
Welcomer
@gnome , @nixos_org , @igalia , and @OpenSourceCollective (for @servo ), #Microsoft (#systemd projects), @mozilla, and #Meta.
Your commitment empowers us to support diverse, global talent in open source by providing paid, remote internships to those who face underrepresentation, systemic biases, or discrimination in the technology industry of their different countries.
We're grateful for your continued partnership in building a more inclusive, equitable, and impactful tech ecosystem. Let’s keep smashing ceilings together!
We’re thrilled to welcome our June 2025 #Outreachy interns!
https://www.outreachy.org/alums/2025-06/
To every applicant who submitted a final application, thank you! Please consider reapplying for our August 2025 cohort! https://www.outreachy.org/docs/applicant/#outreachy-schedule
And to our incredible mentors and community coordinators—your support makes this program what it is. We deeply appreciate your time and care. 
We are #newhere at Mastodon!
We are the #Vienna chapter of R-Ladies Global, promoting diversity and inclusion in the #Rstats community. 
We host regular events to support and connect R users. Our inclusive space welcomes all identities and all skill levels in R programming to share and learn collaboratively.
We are always excited to welcome new members. Follow us for updates and join our events via Meetup!
The Outreachy June 2025 contribution period has officially wrapped up!
A Heartfelt thank you to all the mentors and community coordinators who supported and welcomed contributors into the #FOSS ecosystem. Your guidance fuels the growth of open source!
To all our applicants, your hard work, curiosity, and dedication during this phase were inspiring. You’ve taken an important step into open source, and that’s something to be proud of.
Final results will be announced on May 8, 2025, at 4 PM UTC. Stay close!
Whether you’re selected or not, we encourage you to stay involved, continue contributing, and remain engaged with the communities you’ve connected with. Your journey in FOSS is just getting started.
Here is a reminder for the #Outreachy June 2025 Applicants!
If you're in the contribution stage, make sure you:
Submit a final application for each project
Deadline: April 15, 2025, at 4 pm UTC
You can edit your submission until the deadline
We recommend submitting early to avoid any last-minute issues. Good luck!
A couple of days left to register for the #Free Django Girls Dublin workshop. 
Applications closes on Sat April 29 (AoE) https://djangogirls.org/en/dublin/#apply
Questions? dublin@djangogirls.org
Last month's #PyLadies Dublin Tea & Coffee Social went really well, we decided to run it again.
Sat Apr 12, 15:00-17:00 
Kindly hosted by KC Peaches (Dame St)
https://www.meetup.com/pyladiesdublin/events/306663493/
No talks, just chats, all over a nice cuppa.
The initial application result for the June 2025 cohort is now available, and the contribution phase has begun!
https://www.outreachy.org/dashboard/
To participate, check your status on your Outreachy dashboard. If approved, select a project and kick-start your contribution.
https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/
All applicants are expected to make at least one contribution to any project.
Best of luck with your contribution and final application 
We encourage all past interns participating in mentoring projects for this cohort to support the mentors and community coordinators during this period.
Your help directing and answering applicants' questions will go a long way toward supporting our mentors. We appreciate you all.
Project submissions for the June 2025 cohort are still open, and we’d love to see your projects included!
By mentoring an intern, you’re opening doors for diverse contributors and strengthening the open-source ecosystem.
If you haven’t submitted your project yet, there’s still time, as the deadline has been extended! https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/
Need any help? The Outreachy team is here to support you—don’t hesitate to reach out!
Let’s build a more inclusive future together!
Join me for my talk and let's explore how we can make the open source community more inclusive & diverse. 
Don't miss out! Secure your Regular price ticket by March 4 midnight. https://pyconde.org/tickets
𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡: 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 
Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future, but who ensures it’s built ethically? 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮 is a trailblazing computer scientist and AI ethics researcher who has dedicated her career to exposing biases in AI and advocating for fairness in machine learning.
The next Outreachy internship cohort application starts in a few days.
FOSS communities, coordinators, mentors, and applicants, are you ready?
Dear FOSS communities, coordinators, and mentors.
Looking forward to participating in our next cohort?
Here is our community guide: https://outreachy.org/docs/community/
Join some of our mentors &community coordinators in our upcoming coffee chat, where they talk about their experiences.
Jan 29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE_9r8-nT94
Feb 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiOm6nqzTVQ
Dear applicants, while you wait for the application commencement, please go through our coffee chats to get insights on our application process.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLAI1zTsX5DSF9XTRhWhjPyPc-U-02CL
PeerTube: https://diode.zone/my-library/video-playlists/9VoMGSJWQEhxiaqXacDSaL
We are thankful for all the donors who responded!
The @conservancy Freedom Conservancy's Fundraiser was a huge success.
Read more: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2025/jan/16/end-of-year-2024-fundraiser-a-massive-success/
As we move on to continue our work, the @outreachy program still needs your support. We welcome new sponsors for each internship cohort on different tiers per cohort/yearly.
Do sponsor our work: https://outreachy.org/sponsor/
Please send us a DM or email to discuss sponsorship.
Meta plans to break up its civil rights team, which played a key role in developing tech to tackle racial and other disparities in ad distribution across its platforms. 
Support Diversity in Tech: Help Us Sustain Our Internship Program!
The @conservancy Fundraiser is still ongoing, and we need YOUR help to reach our goal!
Your donation ensures:
- Life-changing internships for underrepresented groups.
- Empowerment of diverse voices in open source.
- A more inclusive and innovative tech ecosystem.
Every contribution matters—big or small. Let’s come together to keep creating opportunities that make a difference!
Donate here: https://sfconservancy.org/
Boost to help spread the word! Together, we can sustain this impactful program.
Memo: Meta ends major DEI programs, including those for hiring, training, and procurement, citing a shifting “legal and policy landscape” around DEI in the US. A significant move in response to changing regulations. #Meta #DEI #CorporateStrategy #BusinessChanges #DiversityInTech #PolicyShift
