The Distribution and Disengagement of Women Contributors in Open-Source: 2008–2021
Zihe H Zhao · 2023
The underrepresentation of women contributors in the open-source software (OSS) community has been a widely recognized problem. Past research has found that, in OSS collaboration, a gender-diverse team can enhance productivity and lower community smell [1]–[3]. However, these benefits will be hindered when a team lacks gender diversity. To better address this gender imbalance, we need to first understand the overall gender representation.