  Women represent less than 24% of employees in the software development
industry and experience various types of prejudice and bias. Despite various
efforts to increase diversity and multi-gendered participation, women are even
more underrepresented in Open Source Software (OSS) projects. In my PhD, I
investigate the following question: How can OSS communities increase women's
participation in their projects? I will identify different OSS career pathways
and develop a holistic view of women's motivations to join or leave OSS, as
well as their definitions of success. Based on this empirical investigation, I
will work together with the Linux Foundation to design attraction and retention
strategies focused on women. Before and after implementing the strategies, I
will conduct empirical studies to evaluate the state of the practice and
understand the implications of the strategies.
