Census

The Ada Initiative Census is a periodic survey of women in the open technology and culture community, designed to “take the temperature” of women’s participation in open communities. Our goals are to learn what projects women are working on, and how women are treated in each community.

We use the results of this survey to help design other Ada Initiative projects. The census will be repeated from time to time to help us understand changes in the community over time.

The first Ada Initiative Census ran in March 2011, and we are in the process of discussing the results. For current results, see these blog posts:

• Ada Initiative Census results, part 2: Women's representation and perceived friendliness of open/tech to women
• Census, March 2011: Demographic breakdown of responses
• Ada Initiative Census closing Tuesday March 29th
• Take the Ada Initiative Census

For press enquiries about the census, please see our press page or email press@adainitiative.org.