  Women represent less than 24% of the software development industry and suffer
from various types of prejudice and biases. In Open Source Software projects,
despite a variety of efforts to increase diversity and multi-gendered
participation, women are even more underrepresented (less than 10%). My
research focuses on answering the question: How can OSS communities increase
women's participation in OSS projects? I will identify the different OSS career
pathways, and develop a holistic view of women's motivations to join or leave
OSS, along with 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.
