Comments on: BarCamp Nigeria 2010: Event Summary & Photos

By: Barcamp Nigeria 2011: Kaduna, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt | Oluniyi D. Ajao

Barcamp Nigeria 2011: Kaduna, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt | Oluniyi D. Ajao — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:42:40 +0000

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By: Interview with Oluniyi D. Ajao | Ahmad Mukoshy from Texas, United States

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:52:29 +0000

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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:55:09 +0000

[...] recently granted him an interview after meeting him at BarCamp Nigeria 2010. He shared the motivation behind his social networking websites, his plans for the future and a [...]

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from Ghana

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:38:24 +0000

Great African woman. Keep the fire burning.

By: sokari from Florida, United States

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:35:08 +0000

Wow totally disappointing number of women [whats this with "ladies"] me I am a woman not a lady! Ok – next time you need to actively seek out women bloggers / techies and invite them to attend. It’s not acceptable that this kind of technology / gender divide continues at such a gaping level. Good post though

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from Ghana

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:46:47 +0000

You mention Ore’s name just like that without a 21 gunshot salute?

By: Loy Okezie from Lagos, Nigeria

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:04:44 +0000

Perhaps the organizers should have had the likes of Ore Somolu at the event. Sure that could have inspired her legion of lady-techies at W.TEC to attend

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from Ghana

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:19:38 +0000

I forgot to add that one of the keynote speakers at BarCamp Nigeria 2009 was a woman but the attendance stats was the same ratio: very few women compared to the overwhelming number of men.

By: Oluniyi D. Ajao from Ghana

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:16:56 +0000

The event was publicized generally. I agree that inviting a female speaker might have helped but it has been a trend at most of the tech events I attended that women are scarce at such events.

By: Kajsa from Volta, Ghana

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:59:38 +0000

Thanks for the report. You are doing a great job summarizing as usual, Oluniyi!

However, after glancing through the photos, I had the same comment as Tola. Where are the Nigerian women? I think events like these need to make sure they appeal to women too. Were there any female speakers in the program for instance? Nigeria has plenty of women bloggers, was the invite disseminated to women as well?