Let's not reinvent the wheel, shall we?
A group like Maggie described already exist - for years - under the name
Wikichix-l (see
the sumary of creation was "
*Angela Beesley announced the creation of a mailing
Wiki <http://wikichix.org/> for female WMF-projects editors to discuss
gender bias and ways to make the projects more inviting for women.
Discussion followed on whether this is a positive development, and whether a
number of other divisions will (or should) spring up after this.*"
_____
*Béria Lima*
Wikimedia Portugal <http://wikimedia.pt>
(351) 963 953 042
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre
acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que estamos a
fazer.*
On 2 October 2011 04:51, Lika Tika <likatikalikatika(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
This is my first time contributing to this list. First, I'd like to say
that I don't think it's inappropriate to create an optional women only
space. As Maggie mentioned, she is not interested in replacing this
discussion. Protected spaces for minorities may be useful, especially
considering the atmosphere sometimes present in this project.
I do think it's interesting that men have repeatedly told the women in this
discussion to essentially pipe down, or that they're doing things all wrong.
Not that it might not be true, but they have certainly gone about it in a
way that comes dangerously close to 'mansplaining.'
Thanks for the invite, Maggie, I'll be joining you.
Lika
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net>wrote;wrote:
on 10/1/11 7:37 PM, Maggie at
rockerrepro(a)gmail.com wrote:
I've created this group as a women's-only group to discuss things without
being inhibited by a male presence,
Maggie,
"...inhibited by a male presence" [?] Isn't this a personal issue that, I
hope, each person would want to address within themselves; instead of
joining a group that merely enables & facilitates it?
If the goal is to more solidly bridge the gap between the genders in the
project - this is definitely not the way to go about it.
Marc Riddell
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