9 Years of PyLadies: Lessons Learned and What Comes Next
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Nine years of growth claims move from seven founders to 100+ chapters worldwide but also surface concrete problems: volunteer burnout, stagnant resources, and member retention. A governance experiment produces a global council, public elections plus appointed seats, project teams for finance and tech, a website and registration, and translated materials—translations in 7 languages—while rules cap regional dominance with a 33 percent country cap. Workshops and pilot projects start work but funding and sustained participation remain unresolved.
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