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ICSE 2019
Sat 25 - Fri 31 May 2019 Montreal, QC, Canada
Fri 31 May 2019 11:00 - 11:20 at Viger - Developer Biases and Trust Chair(s): Kelly Blincoe

Background: While FLOSS projects espouse openness and acceptance for all, in practice, female contributors often face discriminatory barriers to contribution. Aims: In this paper, we examine the extent to which these problems still exist. We also study male and female contributors’ perceptions of other contributors. Method: We surveyed participants from 15 FLOSS projects, asking a series of open-ended, closed-ended, and behavioral scale questions to gather information about the issue of gender in FLOSS projects. Results: Though many of those we surveyed expressed a positive sentiment towards females who participate in FLOSS projects, some were still strongly against their inclusion. Often, the respondents who were against inclusiveness also believed their own sentiments were the prevailing belief in the community, contrary to our findings. Others did not see the purpose of attempting to be inclusive, expressing the sentiment that a discussion of gender has no place in FLOSS. Conclusions: FLOSS projects have started to move forwards in terms of gender acceptance. However, there is still a need for more progress in the inclusion of gender-diverse contributors.

Fri 31 May

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11:00 - 12:30
Developer Biases and TrustTechnical Track / Journal-First Papers / Papers at Viger
Chair(s): Kelly Blincoe University of Auckland
11:00
20m
Talk
FLOSS Participants' Perceptions about Gender and Inclusiveness: A SurveyTechnical TrackIndustry Program
Technical Track
Amanda Lee University of Alabama, Jeff Carver University of Alabama
Pre-print
11:20
20m
Talk
Going Farther Together: The Impact of Social Capital on Sustained Participation in Open SourceACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper AwardTechnical TrackIndustry Program
Technical Track
Huilian Sophie Qiu Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Alexander Nolte University of Tartu, Anita Brown Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States, Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology, Bogdan Vasilescu Carnegie Mellon University
Pre-print
11:40
20m
Talk
Investigating the Effects of Gender Bias on GitHubTechnical TrackIndustry Program
Technical Track
Nasif Imtiaz North Carolina State University, Justin Middleton , Joymallya Chakraborty , Neill Robson NC State University, Gina Bai North Carolina State University, Emerson Murphy-Hill Google
Pre-print
12:00
10m
Research paper
Cognitive Biases in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping StudyJournal-First
Journal-First Papers
Rahul Mohanani Indraprastha Institue of Information Technology, Iflaah Salman University of Oulu, Burak Turhan Monash University, Pilar Rodriguez University of Oulu, Paul Ralph University of Auckland
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
12:10
20m
Talk
Discussion Period
Papers