After further evaluation - and based on recent experience - I’ve realized that a public website featuring specific, high-visibility women in web development can unintentionally put them at risk.
Even in 2026, cyberbullying, harassment, and targeted gatekeeping are still too common, and I refuse to build anything that could add fuel or make it easier for that behavior to escalate.
This doesn’t mean we stop, give up, or hide our work - it means we adapt: WomenInSoftwareDev should focus more on creating safer pathways to visibility and, just as importantly, on providing a supportive community for women in software development who have been harassed or gatekept, so we can navigate a broken reality with a more tactical approach.
I created WomenInSoftwareDev in 2014 as an open-source project dedicated primarily to software developers and hands-on programmers.
The phrase ‘Women in Tech’ often encompasses a wide range of digital and real-life tech roles, making it challenging to identify which fields are truly represented.
While the website includes a submenu highlighting other fields, the primary focus is on celebrating and supporting women who are deeply involved in programming.
WomenInSoftwareDev offers a space where women in software development can connect, share knowledge, inspire one another, and collaborate on open-source projects.
The organization currently hosts:
- womeninsoftware.dev: The live website and community hub providing resources and support aimed at helping create a safer space for women in software development.
We welcome contributors of all experience levels! Here’s how you can get involved:
- Browse the repository hosted under the organization.
- Check the
README.mdandCONTRIBUTING.mdfiles in the repository for guidelines. - Join discussions, suggest ideas, or contribute code and documentation.
Showcase your work and contributions by submitting your profile to the womeninsoftware.dev repository.
The womeninsoftware.dev repository is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file in the repository for more details.
Empowering Women in Tech. Inspiring the Future of Software Development.