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Discussion on: Where are all the womxn-owned open source projects?

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Masashi

I don't know why as many women don't own open source projects as men do. It is really unfortunate, but I actually want to know the answer.
I guess that it is caused due to a common problem in many fields, women being assigned with and made responsible for more family duties. In many regions across the world, especially Japan where domestic workload distribution among males and females is very unbalanced, women look after the household chores and other tasks, which might barrier them from taking more responsibilities such as, owning/maintaining an open source project.

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Christine Belzie

I guess that it is caused due to a common problem in many fields, women being assigned with and made responsible for more family duties.
This is a sad but true response @__masashi__ . It also does not help that women are often overlooked when it comes to leadership.

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Masashi

Yeah. Somehow this remains the truth despite innumerous efforts by a lot on individuals.