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Gender Differences in Public Code Contributions: A 50-Year Perspective

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Stefano Zacchiroli
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We study the gender of commits authors over 120 million projects and a period of 50 years. Commits by female authors remain low overall but are growing steadily, providin...Show More

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Abstract:

We study the gender of commits authors over 120 million projects and a period of 50 years. Commits by female authors remain low overall but are growing steadily, providing hope of a more gender-balanced future for collaborative software development.
Published in: IEEE Software ( Volume: 38, Issue: 2, March-April 2021)
Page(s): 45 - 50
Date of Publication: 17 November 2020

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DOI: 10.1109/MS.2020.3038765
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