The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Working Group was formed in December 2023 to help increase representation and strengthen the overall effectiveness of the cybersecurity workforce.
In our May Marketing Advisory Council Meeting, we discussed efforts to increase diverse speaker participation at OpenSSF events like SOSS Fusion and groups we might contact to share our event CFPs. In the course of that discussion, we recognized that most Cybersecurity organizations focused on women and non-binary members are not geared toward the open source security community specifically.
@Danajoyluck suggested that we might want to create a new group with help from our friends across Linux Foundation orgs. I think this is a bold and worthy idea, and I'd like to suggest that members of the OpenSSF DevRel Community collaborate with the DEI Working Group to figure out what could best serve our community.
As I see it, the initial goals should be to:
Foster collaboration and mentorship.
Increase participation by women and non-binary speakers and attendees at OpenSSF events.
The DevRel Community and Marketing Advisory Council are working toward providing and promoting open mentorship opportunities for prospective speakers by offering guidance during the DevRel office hours, and these efforts could dovetail nicely.
As a next step, I'd love to see feedback here and discuss this at the next DEI WG meeting and/or the next DevRel community meeting.
In our May Marketing Advisory Council Meeting, we discussed efforts to increase diverse speaker participation at OpenSSF events like SOSS Fusion and groups we might contact to share our event CFPs. In the course of that discussion, we recognized that most Cybersecurity organizations focused on women and non-binary members are not geared toward the open source security community specifically.
@Danajoyluck suggested that we might want to create a new group with help from our friends across Linux Foundation orgs. I think this is a bold and worthy idea, and I'd like to suggest that members of the OpenSSF DevRel Community collaborate with the DEI Working Group to figure out what could best serve our community.
As I see it, the initial goals should be to:
The DevRel Community and Marketing Advisory Council are working toward providing and promoting open mentorship opportunities for prospective speakers by offering guidance during the DevRel office hours, and these efforts could dovetail nicely.
As a next step, I'd love to see feedback here and discuss this at the next DEI WG meeting and/or the next DevRel community meeting.