Is it possible to discuss this for a few minutes? https://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/
@terry and @janflowers this deals with diversity by involving more women in open source projects as summarized below:
Rails Girls Summer of Code is a global fellowship program for women and non-binary coders. Students receive a three-month scholarship to work on existing Open Source projects and expand their skill set.
The deadline for Rails Girls Summer of Code 2018 applications is January 24th, 2018 (23:59:00 UTC).