An RfC has been opened on the continued use of the photo of a nude pregnant woman as the lead image at [[Pregnancy]], remarked upon here recently.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Pregnancy#Lead_image_RfC
I found the response by HiLo48 to my !vote (where I raised the to-me relevant issue that I didn't see anyone else talking about directly) very revealing for our current discussions and this list in general.
Daniel Case
@Beria
I'm not clear what point you are trying to prove, other than the 9% of
"girls'" voices don't matter. I also find it questionable that you refer to
women as girls and don't hesitate ponder why you don't call men boys.
Many women, like myself, get driven off of WP due to frustration with the
hierarchy, which does exist. Women are treated with less respect, women are
questioned for their motives, women are called prudish if they object to
sexualizing images--or they are told their voices are not important because
they only comprise 9% of the population.
Why do you think they only comprise 9% then?
My goal on WP is to make it more diverse, and TBH I'm not too into this
picture discussion that has gone on for months. But it doesn't mean that it
doesn't matter or it isn't an important one, and it doesn't mean that the
women who care about it aren't important.
Offense is not the reason here, IMO. Offense barely scratches the surface. I
can imagine that many of the people on this list are angry--they are angry
that women are being objectified and because women are in the minority on
the community and it's an uninviting, sometimes terribly creepy atmosphere,
their voices do not matter.
As for badly written? My god that is the worst you can say? In writing terms
that is just snide and a low blow. Basically, only someone who can think of
no other insult would say this. "Well it's badly written and has spelling
mistakes!" Come on, get a fucking life.
Wikipedia is set up so that only people who look for these articles/pictures
will know about voting procedures. So of course if there is a vote, the
majority would probably be overall positive unless serious canvassing went
on to let people who care about the other side know about it so it evens
out. Canvassing is set up to prevent this--I believe it's actually a way of
biasing the community to serve only the community, and not the readers.
Because the readers are--the world. Telling people about the topic is just
like how any election goes. I guess unless you are in some sort of fake
election where people are led to believe that their votes actually count.
Nowhere did you prove that she lied in that article. You only stated how you
disagree with her opinion. Obviously you are not part of this group for the
interest of women, otherwise you would care about that 9%'s opinion---so why
are you subscribing???
--Maggie
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I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too?
KS Rolph
Hi everyone,
A few months ago Laura Hale founded WP:Women's sport on English
Wikipedia.[1] While it's not an area I tend to work in, I've noticed it
popping up on my radar with a French-English-Hebrew speaking editor
named Genevieve2 who has been posting about it on WP:Feminism and
WP:Women's History talk pages.
Some of you might have interest in the project, right now Genevieve is
trying to inspire folks to participate in writing an article and major
women's sports in North America.[2] It might interest some of you, or
perhaps inspire some of you to translate or write related articles in
whatever language of your choice!
And if you're in the mood to get a bit fiery or involved in
conversation, a discussion about gender in articles (i.e. "This is a
men's football tournament," for the SuperBowl, for example) has been
brought up on the talk page.[3] (It also appears to me that the people
involved in the conversation are male, correct me if I'm wrong, of course!)
Great work Laura at starting the project and Genevieve (who I don't
believe is on this list, yet) for promoting collaboration amongst
Wikipedians. It's been nice to see my cohorts from WP:Feminism jumping
into handle some tough tasks of copy editing issues on some articles.
-Sarah
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_sport
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Genevieve2/sandbox0001A
[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Women%27s_sport#Sta…
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Hi everyone,
March 8th is International Women's History Day, however, in the US and
UK we celebrate Women's History Month for the entire month! I'd like to
know if anyone here, or anyone you know, will be hosting a Women's
History editing event or event related to Wikimedia projects or women's
outreach to celebrate.
I'll be doing something in DC (date TBA) about women in science. I'm
also hoping something can take place in Chile during GLAM-WIKI Santiago
related to Chilean women's history.[2] There are also talks about doing
something in NYC and Philadelphia.
I'd love to see a number of events take place around the world - it can
be as simple as an edit a thon with your friends at your house, or
something more complex - working with a GLAM or related organizations.
Please let me know if you have something planned, as I'll be developing
a page on Wiki (not sure where yet) about it. And if you do not have
something planned, please let me know how I can support you or help you
plan something, even if I'm from afar! (Including swag, etc.). If you're
concerned about funding something, there is always the option of
applying for a WMF grant (i.e. if you want to buy a cake or something
special!). I'd like to help anyway I can.
Looking forward to hearing from my fellow gender gap-ers :)
Sarah
[1]http://nwhp.org/resourcecenter/whistoryday.php
[2]http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Encuentro_GLAM-WIKI_Santiago_2012/en
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See below!!!
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*We would like to invite you to the fifth She's Geeky in the Bay Area -
January 27-29, Mountain View, Computer History Museum
This is an unConference just for women geeks - geeks of all kinds, in
any field - technology, science, math, engineering, gaming, etc.
We have a 15% discount code for folks on this list and anyone else you
care to pass it along to - GEEKYTIME - feel free to forward this code
and this email to any relevant group you run, your friends who are geeky
women, post it on social networks, etc.
Regular registration ends at 11:55pm Tuesday January 24th - so don't
delay or prices will go up!
Registration: http://shesgeeky10.eventbrite.com/
Announcement on our site:
http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/future-events/shes-geeky-10-bay-area-5-january-…
Logistics:
The event is in Mountain View at the Computer History Museum - 1401 N.
Shoreline Boulevard - accessible via Caltrain with a short taxi or bus
ride, or use the #shesgeeky hashtag on Twitter or our Facebook group
(http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5010135719) or event wall
(http://www.facebook.com/events/170923106341684/) to organize carpools!
We are still seeking sponsors - please contact kas(a)shesgeeky.org
<mailto:kas@shesgeeky.org>if you'd like to reach our audience of geeky
ladies and do a good thing!
<http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2011/01/shes-geeky-bay-area-4-hotel-recommendat…>
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Still not sure? Here's a few more details -
Who comes? Are you a woman? Are you a Geek? This event is for you! We
invite women from a diverse array of technological fields and those
doing technology within non-technical fields. This includes:
* Scientists
* Engineers
* Mathematicians
* Entrepreneurs
* BioTech
* Open Source Contributors
* Gadget Enthusiasts
* Hardware Hackers
* All kinds of Programmers
* Video Geeks
* Gamers
* SF/Fantasy fans
* Any woman who can answer the question I;m geeky because . . .? with
her passions!
What happens?
The agenda is made at the event in the morning each day but you can see
the list of topics that
women who have already registered have put forward as possibilities -
http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2012/01/topics-for-bay-area-january-27-29/
Women can present/share about their area of professional expertise.
Women learn from one another.
Women discuss critical issues affecting them in the digital age.
Women talk about work place and community issues they face.
Women are inspired to follow their passion and believe in their own
abilities.
Women find connections and support for their work and vision.
Curious about what it was like last year, or the year before? Here are
some summaries:
http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2011/02/posts-about-shes-geeky-bay-area-4/http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2010/02/shes-geeky-bay-area-blog-posts/
These were the "results of today" from She's Geeky in DC women wrote
after the event -
http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2009/11/results-from-shes-geeky-dc/
<http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2009/11/results-from-shes-geeky-dc/>
So geeky - 75 Online Resources for Geeks
http://www.shesgeeky.org/sg/2009/12/75-online-resources-for-geeks/*
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Yahoo! earthwaters
Hi everyone,
I wanted to say "welcome" to our new moderator of the Gender Gap list -
Kevin Gorman.
Kevin is an advocate for "minding the gap", as a student at UC Berkeley,
he is the first to bring the ambassador program to a women's studies
department, which will be executed this spring. Kevin has the patience
and ability to maintain sensitive subjects on Wikipedia and beyond,
showing his ability to be patient, yet honest, on subjects such as men's
rights, domestic abuse, and beyond. As a colleague, I have been nothing
but impressed with Kevin's input, honesty, and strength regarding
sensitive subjects.
Both Sue and I are delighted to have Kevin involved here in the list;
thank you Kevin!
-Sarah
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Right now the Science Online conference is taking place (#scio2012 if
you're a Twitter person!), and this was shared with me:
http://lockerz.com/s/176163501
It's a BINGO card that was passed out during a session on science
blogging while female.
I do love "A bingo card is not an argument" and "Demand for citations to
back up blogger's account of her own experience."
A recently discussion that took place on another mailing list I'm on was
about how to bring humor into situations where discussing sexism (i.e.
opening up a panel discussion or a workshop about the not so pleasant
subject, as smart humor can help shake the tension in the room and make
people more comfortable). I do have to say - this BINGO card is one
clever way to do that.
-Sarah
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Hi everyone!
See below - Wikimania 2012's Call for Participation is now open. I do
hope to see lots of great quality papers, presentations, round tables
and more about gender and systemtic bias!
-Sarah
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Onderwerp: [Wikimania-l] Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012
Datum: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:07:16 -0500
Van: Tiffany Smith <tiffany.lmb.smith(a)gmail.com>
Antwoord-naar: Wikimania general list (open subscription)
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Hi all,
We're happy to announce that the Call for Participation for Wikimania
2012 is open! During this time of reflection, please take a few
minutes to consider what topics you've been thinking about most and
how you'd be willing to share what you know with the worldwide Wiki
community.
The two most important dates to keep in mind - outside of July 12-14 -
are as follows:
Deadline for submitting proposals: 18 March 2012
Notification of acceptance: 8 April 2012
To submit a proposal, visit
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions.
If you'd like to forward this message to other mailing lists or for
broader distribution (please do!), please use the Call for
Participation included below my signature line.
Thanks so much for your consideration, and, on behalf of the Program
Committee, we look forward to reviewing your proposals and seeing you
in Washington.
Best,
Tiffany
Tiffany Smith
Program Committee Chair, Wikimania 2012
tiffany.lmb.smith(a)gmail.com
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Call for Participation - Wikimania 2012
To submit a proposal, visit:http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions
Important Dates
Deadline for submitting proposals: 18 March 2012
Notification of acceptance: 8 April 2012
Overview
Wikimania conferences provide unique opportunities for the wiki
community and its sister projects (including Wikipedia, Wikibooks,
Wikinews, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikimedia)
to come together, share their common goals, and develop better ways to
work together on an international level. The Wikimania 2012 program
structure is designed to create multiple opportunities for conference
participants to actively engage with the subject matter, the
environment, and, most importantly, each other. Washington, D.C, can
play an important role in Wikimania 2012 as a locale that gathers
interest in government, culture, media, and academia around the
general goals of the Wikimania conference series.
In accordance with these goals and themes, the program will include
traditional conference offerings such as paper presentations,
tutorials, panels, and poster sessions; provide lounge space and
breaks throughout for participants to gather; and innovate with an
unconference day for attendees to design their own schedule and
participation around common interests. Submissions will be reviewed
and selected in advance by the program committee. Attendees are
welcome to present in the open space track of the conference,
regardless of whether their submitted presentations were accepted.
The eigth annual Wikimania will be held between 12th and 14th July,
2012 in Washington D.C. For more information, please visit the main
site.
Presentation length
Due to the extensive amount of program submissions received in the
previous years, we request your presentation be a maximum of 25
minutes, including time for questions. You may request more time,
though shorter individual presentations are more likely to be
accepted.
This does not apply for keynote speakers, panels, or workshops. 70
minute presentations must be submitted either as panel presentations
to include at least three presenters or as workshops with a clear
lesson plan.
Tracks
Tracks are used by Wikimania to organize submissions and diversify
audiences so that presentations of competing interest do not have time
conflicts. Five tracks are proposed:
Wikis and the Public Sector
The Washington, DC, location for Wikimania 2012 provides a special
opportunity for those working in the social good, policy, government,
nonprofit, and disaster response arenas to share their experience with
collaboration on a local, national, or international level. Wikis and
complementary technologies are proving to be critical in times of
crisis and in ongoing work with citizen participation in government,
as well as in long-term goals for education, public policy, social
entrepreneurship, and development in the global south and throughout
the world. This track will explore the ways that Wikimedia projects
and related activities can be used to support citizens worldwide.
GLAM: Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
This track aims to support current outreach to Galleries, Libraries,
Archives, and Museums and build enthusiasm for continued work in this
area. Presentations and panels will demonstrate effective outreach
techniques and results from ongoing activities as well as envision the
future path for these efforts. Topics of particular interest to this
track may include: wiki technology as a tool for cultural
preservation; use of wikis by museums and libraries for information
management for the public good; legal and copyright issues; use of
content in GLAM projects, education, journalism and research;
conflicts between different laws that apply to the same wiki system
simultaneously. This track may also incorporate ?field trips? before,
after, or during the evenings of the conference to visit Washington,
D.C., organizations.
WikiCulture and Community
Why do people contribute to Wikimedia projects? How might the
community grow and expand while retaining its inherent cultural ethos?
This track will explore the sociology of wiki culture and community
and provide a forum for practitioners and researchers to share
insights and best practices for community management, engagement,
participation, and conflict resolution. The assessment of different
wiki cultures and demonstration of clashes and effects of those
interactions between wiki communities and chapters is relevant to this
track. A special focus will be a discussion of gaps between different
community groups, most notably related to gender and age; within this
context, submissions related to female and teenage participation,
representative roles within the community, and the use of wikis as a
tool for different gender and age group dialogues, are strongly
encouraged.
Research, Analysis, and Education
The scope of research and analysis on wikis has grown significantly in
recent years, and wikis are rapidly being introduced to educational
institutions in the course of teaching and more formally through the
Campus Ambassador Program. The scholarly atmosphere of the selected
venue creates a special opportunity for researchers working in this
area to present papers and panels to a well-informed audience.
Subjects associated with the research component of this track can
include a diverse range of topics including: technical development,
philosophy and the humanities, communications, community management
and collaboration, information science, and a broad range of other
areas. The practitioner side of this track can include: expert
participation and inviting expert contributions; Wikiversity and other
higher education wikis; wiki sources deployed and implemented in
academia and research practice; approaches to the improvement of
collaboration in research institutions and universities; and
contribution to content quality, among other areas.
Technology and Infrastructure
Technology and infrastructure play essential roles in the success of
Wikimedia projects and other uses of wiki technology. This track will
incorporate research and practice to showcase technology applications
and theories, demonstrate new uses of existing and evolving
technologies, and focus on applying technologies to meet user needs
and improve the overall user experience. Issues and areas particularly
of note in this track include: OTRS, MediaWiki development, semantic
wikis, wiki-based Augmented Reality (AR), the use of QR codes,
Wikipedia on mobile devices, Wikipedia offline, User Interface Design,
WikiLove, Liquid Thread and related technical focus points.
Lounge Space Presentations
All proposals and presentations will be welcome in the Lounge space of
the conference, whether or not they are accepted in this initial
process.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Tiffany Smith
Program Committee Chair, Wikimania 2012
tiffany.lmb.smith(a)gmail.com
Thank you very much for your consideration, and we look forward to
seeing you at Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC.
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions
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