I agree with Sandy. <br><br>The % of Wikipedia editors who are women<br>is a completely different subject than<br>pornography.<br><br>I am a feminist.<br>I am also inclined to be efficient.<br><br>A month to call for Women editors<br>
without mentioning any specific <br>topic will encourage women to <br>contribute on any and every topic,<br>which is the goal.<br><br>When the efforts to increase <br>women's participation is combined <br>with women's history,<br>
pornography, language issues,<br>etc. the message gets <br>watered down and changes. <br>The emphasis becomes the topics <br>to be edited PLUS<br>the gender of the editor.<br>So since I am not an expert<br>on feminist studies, I would <br>
not be more inclined to post.<br><br>Do not try to address everything <br>at the same time. You will<br>not get the results you want.<br><br>The separate threads so far<br>encountered on this list:<br><br>1.) updating and increasing entries<br>
about women's history<br><br>2.) updating and increasing entries<br>about feminist issues<br><br>3.) correcting existing entries that<br>are offensive to most persons,<br>not just women, and review/edit<br>information, pictures, or drawings<br>
that exploit women,<br>regardless of the the gender of <br>who posted them<br><br>4.) ease of use of the Wikipedia<br>interface<br><br>5.) gender and Manga child sexiness <br>of the Wikipedia mascot<br><br>6.) gender differences in languages<br>
which are reflected in the Wikipedia<br>interface for that language<br><br>7.) gathering empirical data to <br>further guide our understanding<br>of the Wikipedia gender gap,<br>and to monitor any improvements<br>in this gap as a result of the<br>
different campaigns to <br>reduce the Wikipedia gender gap<br>so that we know what is working<br>and what is not.<br><br>Let's do what the experts do:<br>Separate these topics into <br>different work groups and lists<br>
so that progress can be made<br>on each.<br><br>These subjects all have sexism<br>as their root, but they are not<br>all solvable at once.<br>Define each, go after each.<br>You can't defeat a big <br>enormous blob.<br>
<br>BTW - I am currently preparing <br>my entries for the Wikipedia.<br>I do not wish to be merely<br>a commentator, I plan on <br>becoming a participant.<br>I'll let you know how that <br>works out.<br><br>- Susan Spencer Conklin<br>
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:33:35 +0000<br>
From: Sandra ordonez <<a href="mailto:sandratordonez@gmail.com">sandratordonez@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Moderation? </blockquote><div> </div><div> <snip><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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I didn't join this list because I'm confused of why sexism in the world<br>
exists, nor did I join this list because I need a therapy outlet. I, like<br>
many women, joined this list because we want to focus on something practical<br>
- closing the gender gap on Wikipedia.<br>
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Sandy<br></blockquote></div>