Study finds gender bias in open-source programming

Study finds gender bias in open-source programming 05/03/2017 02:52 PM EDT A study comparing acceptance rates of contributions from men and women in an open-source software community finds that, overall, women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's--but when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Full story at https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/05/gender-bias-in-programming-2017/ Source North Carolina State University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111