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| author | Guizani, Mariam Trinkenreich, Bianca Castro-Guzman, Aileen Abril Steinmacher, Igor Gerosa, Marco Sarma, Anita |
| author_facet | Guizani, Mariam Trinkenreich, Bianca Castro-Guzman, Aileen Abril Steinmacher, Igor Gerosa, Marco Sarma, Anita |
| contents | Open Source Software (OSS) Foundations and projects are investing in creating Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives. However, little is known about contributors' perceptions about the usefulness and success of such initiatives. We aim to close this gap by investigating how contributors perceive the state of D&I in their community. In collaboration with the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), we surveyed 600+ OSS contributors and conducted 11 follow-up interviews. We used mixed methods to analyze our data-quantitative analysis of Likert-scale questions and qualitative analysis of open-ended survey question and the interviews to understand contributors' perceptions and critiques of the D&I initiative and how to improve it. Our results indicate that the ASF contributors felt that the state of D&I was still lacking, especially regarding gender, seniority, and English proficiency. Regarding the D&I initiative, some participants felt that the effort was unnecessary, while others agreed with the effort but critiqued its implementation. These findings show that D&I initiatives in OSS communities are a good start, but there is room for improvements. Our results can inspire the creation of new and the refinement of current initiatives. |
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| spellingShingle | Perceptions of the State of D&I and D&I Initiative in the ASF Guizani, Mariam Trinkenreich, Bianca Castro-Guzman, Aileen Abril Steinmacher, Igor Gerosa, Marco Sarma, Anita Software Engineering Computers and Society Open Source Software (OSS) Foundations and projects are investing in creating Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives. However, little is known about contributors' perceptions about the usefulness and success of such initiatives. We aim to close this gap by investigating how contributors perceive the state of D&I in their community. In collaboration with the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), we surveyed 600+ OSS contributors and conducted 11 follow-up interviews. We used mixed methods to analyze our data-quantitative analysis of Likert-scale questions and qualitative analysis of open-ended survey question and the interviews to understand contributors' perceptions and critiques of the D&I initiative and how to improve it. Our results indicate that the ASF contributors felt that the state of D&I was still lacking, especially regarding gender, seniority, and English proficiency. Regarding the D&I initiative, some participants felt that the effort was unnecessary, while others agreed with the effort but critiqued its implementation. These findings show that D&I initiatives in OSS communities are a good start, but there is room for improvements. Our results can inspire the creation of new and the refinement of current initiatives. |
| title | Perceptions of the State of D&I and D&I Initiative in the ASF |
| topic | Software Engineering Computers and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.13260 |