Opengender

open |ˈōpən| — adjective
allowing access, passage, or a view; not closed or blocked up; not fastened or sealed; free from obstructions; not constipated; having spaces or gaps between elements; with the covers parted or the contents in view, allowing it to be read; not clenched into a fist; admitting customers or visitors; frank and communicative; welcoming discussion, criticism, and inquiry; freely available or accessible; offered without restriction

gender |ˈjendər| — noun
a grammatical system; the property of belonging to a class; an arbitrary system whereby human bodies are transformed into ‘women’ and ‘men’ for the purposes of distributing access to social, economic and cultural power; a site of resistance; a set of material structures; a set of representational and performative codes

opengender is a self-archiving open access project offering free access to research on the cultural politics of gender and sexuality in new forms of media and cyberspace.

opengender uses free/libre software and participates in Technology & Social Action research with a focus on diversity. We're also developing women-friendly guides to using free software/web tools and practical workshops to introduce women to installing and using the Ubuntu Linux desktop in conjunction with the Eclectic Tech Carnival.

Get in touch with us if you'd like to contribute your research or to participate in in developing women/queer-friendly free software guides, workshops or other materials. Due to spam and abusive behaviour, you have to register in order to comment or access forums or blogs. However, registration is free and no information is shared with anyone outside opengender or used for any purpose other than giving you access to the site. We do not check the authenticity of any info you give us.

Paula Graham & Stephen Maddison, opengender