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Posted by admin at July 2nd, 2010
We are an international group of female programmers. We are passionate about our work and love networking with people with the same interests. We talk about the technological driving force in our various fields of computing to better our knowledge of programming.
You can read about our mission, history and see a list of some of the women involved with devChix.
DevChix members can be reached through our mailing list or through our contact form.
September 29th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Love this site, really excited to find you all.
May 18th, 2011 at 9:41 am
Dear devChix,
I am a researcher at the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge, where my work looks at how women make decisions to have children. While a lot of research has looked at women coming back to the workplace after having children, mine focuses on what is important for women before they make the decision to start a family. Sometimes, it is easier for women to postpone having children, and my work also looks at women’s awareness of the risk they could incur if they wait too long.Â
It is to this end that I am contacting you. I wanted to enquire whether you would consent to send my questionnaire to your members. Â
So far over 1,000 women worldwide have taken part in this research. Making it not only the largest study of its kind, but also the first that will allow for international comparison. A contribution will be made to four women’s charities on behalf of all those that complete the questionnaire.Â
I understand that you will probably want to look at my questionnaire before you can decide. It comprises of two sections. The first looks at women’s attitudes towards having children (my interest being how this changes over the lifetime) and the second examines their knowledge of  fertility problems. It can be found at http://ppsisfaculty.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bxQnm45jJIz88mMÂ
I am including below a paragraph that can be cut and paste and sent to your members. However, I would be more than happy to answer any queries you might have prior to sending these details to your members, so please feel free to contact me.Â
Sincerely,Â
Irenee Daly
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DevChix has consented to distribute this survey on behalf of researchers at the University of Cambridge.  Â
While the questionnaire is primarily designed for women who do not have children-any woman between (18-50 years) can fill it in. At the end of the survey you will be able to pick from one of four women’s charities to whom a donation will be made on your behalf. It takes 12 minutes to complete-Details are below:Â
When will you have kids? Â
Whether or not a woman wants to have children, changes over the course of her life. This questionnaire is designed to model how and when these changes occur. We hope to be able to establish what women of different ages think is a good time of life to have children. This questionnaire also looks at how much women know about reproduction, given that it is an always-growing area of science.
The questionnaire will take 12 minutes to complete. You will also be given further information on the issues raised in the survey. Further instructions/information and contact details will be given once you clink on the link:Â
http://ppsisfaculty.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bxQnm45jJIz88mM
Thank you for your time, and please pass this on to as many people as you can, mothers, sisters, colleagues, girlfriends, cousins, classmates, colleagues, friends-around the world.Â
Sincerely,Â
Irenee Daly (Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge)