Gendergap March 2013

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Fwd: If it's good enough for Jane Goodall
by Sarah Stierch 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

Forwarding this from another mailing list, thought it'd be interesting to share here... - Sarah --- Jane Goodall is getting the wrong kind of attention for her new book. She lifted a few passages nearly word-for-word from Wikipedia, but failed to attribute them. 1. Mail Online (UK) - Conservationist Jane Goodall Admits "Borrowing" Entire Passages From Wikipedia in Her New Book <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2296362/Chimpanzee-expert-Jane-Good…> By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 09:32 EST, 20 March 2013 | UPDATED: 09:43 EST, 20 March 2013 One of the world's leading chimpanzee experts has been accused of plagiarism after entire passages from Wikipedia and other websites appeared in her latest book without proper accreditation. Dame Jane Goodall's new book 'Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants', was shown to contain a minimum of 12 passages borrowed from a variety of websites. However the respected British primatologist failed to include proper attribution, or footnotes. The similarities were spotted by a botany expert who had been invited by The Washington Post to review the book and raised the alarm. Among the suspicious passages is a discussion of sustainable tea farming in which Goodall writes: 'According to Oxfam, a British nonprofit agency working to put an end to poverty worldwide, the spraying of pesticides on tea estates is often done by untrained casual daily-wage workers, sometimes even by children and adolescents.' However the website of Choice Organic Teas, a company which donates a slice of its profits to the Jane Goodall Institute, carries exactly the same paragraph word for word. Another excerpt from the book reads: 'Bartrams Boxes, as they came to be known, were regularly sent to Peter Collinson for distribution to a wide list of European clients.' Meanwhile a suspiciously similar entry on Wikipedia reading: 'Bartrams Boxes as they then became known, were regularly sent to Peter Collinson every fall for distribution in England to a wide list of clients.' Seeds of hope, which was co-authored by Gail Hudson, who worked on two of Goodall's previous books, is due out next month. In an email to the Washington Post Goodall said she would she would correct future editions and raise the issue for discussion on the Jane Goodall Institute Web site blog. She wrote: 'This was a long and well researched book and I am distressed to discover that some of the excellent and valuable sources were not properly cited, and I want to express my sincere apologies. 'I hope it is obvious that my only objective was to learn as much as I could so that I could provide straightforward factual information distilled from a wide range of reliable sources.' Dame Jane spent 45 years studying the social interactions of great apes in Tanzania, and founded her institute in 1997. 2. Washington Post - Jane Goodalls Seeds of Hope book contains borrowed passages without attribution <http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/jane-goodall-book-seeds-o…> By Steven Levingston, Published: March 19 Jane Goodall, the primatologist celebrated for her meticulous studies of chimps in the wild, is releasing a book next month on the plant world that contains at least a dozen passages borrowed without attribution, or footnotes, from a variety of Web sites. The borrowings in Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants range from phrases to an entire paragraph from Web sites such as Wikipedia and others that focus on astrology, tobacco, beer, nature and organic tea. Goodall wrote Seeds of Hope with Gail Hudson, who has contributed to two other books by the 78-year-old naturalist. Hudson is described on literati.net <http://literati.net> as a newspaper and magazine editor, freelance writer, former spirituality editor for Amazon.com and longtime devotee of organic foods and holistic living. This was a long and well researched book, Goodall said in an e-mail, and I am distressed to discover that some of the excellent and valuable sources were not properly cited, and I want to express my sincere apologies. I hope it is obvious that my only objective was to learn as much as I could so that I could provide straightforward factual information distilled from a wide range of reliable sources. Goodall said she will discuss the issue on her Jane Goodall Institute Web site blog and will correct future editions. The books publisher, Grand Central, said in an e-mail it was surprised to hear of the assertions. It added: We have not formulated a detailed plan beyond crediting the sources in subsequent releases. Hudson said she had no comment. Goodall joins a list of famous authors who have recently faced questions about material they included in their work. Often, the cause is speed and sloppiness in the research, sometimes performed by co-authors and abetted by technology that allows a writer to swiftly transfer passages from one place to another and just as swiftly to forget it was done. An expert in botany invited by The Washington Post to review Seeds of Hope noticed some of the echoed passages, notified theeditors and declined the assignment. In Seeds of Hope, Goodall has crafted a passionate narrative about plants, their effect on our lives and her desire to preserve the natural environment. Her first-person reflections are full of her well-known charm and humanitarianism. It is when the book moves away from Goodalls own stories to deliver background information on plants and their history that the instances of borrowing creep in. Goodall, whose reputation was founded on observations of chimps in Tanzania, acknowledges early in the book that her training in botany is limited. I have spent a lifetime loving plants, she writes, even though I have never studied them as a scientist. In the book, Goodall extols the benefits of sustainable farming. She expresses her shock at learning of dangerous conditions for workers who harvest tea. According to Oxfam, she writes, a British nonprofit agency working to put an end to poverty worldwide, the spraying of pesticides on tea estates is often done by untrained casual daily-wage workers, sometimes even by children and adolescents. -- Matthew Roth Global Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 www.wikimediafoundation.org <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/> _https://donate.wikimedia.org <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>_

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AdaCamp SF - June 8 & 9
by Sarah Stierch 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

Please see below! Join us in San Francisco this year! AdaCamp is a conference dedicated to increasing women's participation in open technology and culture: open source software, Wikipedia-related projects, open data, open geo, fan fiction, remix culture, and more. AdaCamp brings women together to build community, discuss issues women have in common across open technology and culture fields, and find ways to address them. AdaCamp San Francisco will be in San Francisco, California on Saturday June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2013. Visit http://sf.adacamp.org/ for more about the conference. Attendance at AdaCamp is by invitation, with applications open to the public. Attendees will be selected based on experience in open tech/culture, experience or knowledge of feminism and advocacy, ability to collaborate with others, and any rare or notable experience or background that would add to AdaCamp. Apply today at http://sf.adacamp.org/apply/ Deadlines: travel assistance applications must be received by April 12. All other applications close April 30. -- *Sarah Stierch* */Museumist and open culture advocate/* >>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><<

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Europeana Fashion Edit-A-Thon - March 22
by Sarah Stierch 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Hi everyone, Wikimedia Sweden and Europeana are hosting a Fashion Edit-a-Thon on March 22nd. The event will take place in Stockholm, and you can participate online and in person at the event venue. The goal is to improve coverage in any language about fashion - an area notorious (like so many presumed women's subjects) to be in poor shape. Sign up here: http://www.europeanafashion.eu/2013/03/11/europeana-fashion-edit-a-thon-wik… Spread the word! -Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Museumist and open culture advocate/* >>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><<

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TFA for March 16
by Christine Meyer 16 Mar '13

16 Mar '13

I hafta ask: what does everyone think of Today's Featured Article on Wikipedia? I will go on the record by saying that I love it. It's witty and one of the best-written things I've read on WP. Christine -- Christine W. Meyer User: Figureskatingfan christinewmeyer(a)gmail.com

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please spread the word about Wikimedia's paid open source internships for women
by Sumana Harihareswara 16 Mar '13

16 Mar '13

https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2013/JuneSeptember/SpreadThe… We'll be participating as a mentoring organization in the upcoming round. The interns who are just finishing up their current round with us: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreach_Program_for_Women Some key points: * USD$5000 for 3 months of full-time work * can work remotely from anywhere * doesn't have to be coding; documentation, testing, systems administration, marketing, and design are also possible * newbies to open source are welcome * applicants don't have to be students * trans women and genderqueer/genderfluid folks are welcome * applicants should START NOW since applications are collaborative! If you know a motivated woman who has never worked in technology before, who's a good communicator and a diligent worker, and whose career is stagnating, this is the PERFECT opportunity for her to cross-train and start on a new, more lucrative path! Please spread the word. -- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation

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Fwd: [wikimedia-dc] Women in the Arts Meetup & Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - Friday 3/29
by Sarah Stierch 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Please see below ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Snyder, Sara" <SnyderS(a)si.edu> Date: Mar 11, 2013 8:11 AM Subject: [wikimedia-dc] Women in the Arts Meetup & Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - Friday 3/29 To: "Wikimedia DC Mailing List" <wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: *I hope that many of you will be able to join us for this event on Friday, March 29 at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art. Space is limited so sign up today!* *-Sara* * “Women in the Arts Meetup & Wikipedia Edit-a-thon” in honor of Women’s History Month* *WHAT: *“Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013>” in honor of Women’s History Month. Activities will include new editor orientation and training, and a behind-the-scenes presentation from the Archives of American Art staff. Coffee and lunch generously provided courtesy of Wikimedia DC.**** *WHO:* Up to 20 volunteers, plus staff members from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. No advanced technical skills required!**** *WHEN: *Friday, March 29, 2013, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.* * *WHERE: *Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th Street NW, suite 2200, Washington, DC *WHAT TO BRING: *Photo ID and a laptop computer *RSVP REQUIRED*: RSVP with your name and email address to Sara Snyder, snyders(a)si.edu, 202-633-7987, or sign up directly on the event page<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts2013>. This event is free of charge, but due to space and security badge requirements,* participation is limited to 20 volunteers.***** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Sara Snyder**** Webmaster, Archives of American Art**** Smithsonian Institution**** (202) 633-7987 | www.aaa.si.edu**** ** ** ** ** _______________________________________________ wikimedia-dc mailing list wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-dc

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You Guys Made Me Smile
by Sandra ordonez 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

Hey Guys, So tonight I'm at an event, and begin to chat with two amazing women.......at the end of the evening one of them mentions: Did you hear that there is a feminist take over of wikipedia event on the 15th? It made me smile and think; WOW these ladies are kicking ass :) Sandy * *

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Brazilian Wikipedia editing workshop in homage to International Women’s Day
by Everton Zanella Alvarenga 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

*After learning the basics needed to create a Wikipedia article, the participants improved existing articles related to feminism, as part of a celebration of International Women’s Day* [image: Primeiro mutirão de edição da Wikipédia para e com mulheres]<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Primeiro_WikiMulheres.jpg> Primeiro mutirão de edição da Wikipédia para e com mulheres Para aproximá-las do universo “wiki,” os voluntários dos projetos Knowledge is power: no one should doubt that. Although the possibility of contributing knowledge to the biggest encyclopedia of the world, Wikipedia, is free and open for anyone, about 91 percent of its editors are men. What, then, is the prospect for women in this story? In order to engage women in the “wiki” universe, volunteers of the Wikimedia projects in Brazil, with the support of the Wikimedia Foundation, organized a workshop about Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects<http://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/chapter:Dia_Internacional_da_Mulher/2013> and proposed a joint effort for editing the encyclopedia in homage to International Women’s Day <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day>. The meeting took place on March 2nd at The Hub <http://saopaulo.the-hub.net/> and gathered men and women interested in learning and practicing the editing of Wikimedia projects. About 15 people attended the event, where they discussed the criteria for writing and publishing a Wikipedia article, the sources that may be considered reliable and the collaborative dynamic of editing. At the end of the workshop, the group dedicated themselves to improving articles related to women and feminism: “Women’s Rights” and “Grace Hopper” (“Direitos da mulher” <http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direitos_da_mulher> and “Grace Hopper”<http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper> in Portuguese) were two examples of such contributions. “The steps for editing an article are simple, and from what I have observed in the meetup, anyone can learn them quickly,” said Fernanda Campagnucci, from Ação Educativa <http://www.acaoeducativa.org.br/>, who edited the article about women’s rights, her first contribution to the project. “But we live in a society where the sharing of knowledge is unequal and the technology is still often considered part of the masculine universe. It is this vision that we need to break.” To discuss and overcome the lack of women collaborating on Wikipedia, the Wikimedia movement maintains a page (Gender Gap<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_Gap>) to gather information, references and ideas on the subject, in addition to promoting activities like this workshop. With the goal of increasing women’s participation in the project, new women editors are encouraged to join mailing lists <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap> and online communities<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_Gap#Projects_within_Wikimedia_communi…> . The Wikimedia movement in Brazil expects that this initiative in Sao Paulo will inspire volunteers from other regions of the country to help the event become regular every March, extending the debate about women’s participation in Wikipedia and lowering the gender gap. You can contact the Wikimedia volunteers in Brazil <http://br.wikimedia.org/> to obtain more information. Everybody is welcome to participate and organize upcoming events! *Fernanda Campagnucci (NGO Ação Educativa)* *Translation by Tom and Cristiana Gonzalez* - See more photos of the edithaton here<http://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dia_Internacional_da_Mulher/2013#Fotos> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/03/08/wikipedia-editing-workshop-in-brazil-h… Happy women's day! Tom -- Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

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Open writing challenge on March 8th
by Jane Darnell 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

On March 8th, create 8 stubs related to women in any language Wikipedia, on any subject. It can be a (translated) biographical article, a common female health issue or condition, a women's fashion item, historical event involving mostly women, work of art by a female artist, or whatever you please, as long as you create it on March 8th! If you can't think of an article to create, look for inspiration here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women's_History/Requested_articles If you are unable to participate, check if your list of 8 article suggestions is on that page, and please consider adding them there. If you are unable to do that, send them as a reply to this mail. If you do choose to participate, include your eight links next to your name on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women's_History/Participants Can't wait to see if anyone is up for this challenge! Jane

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Feminae
by patricia morales 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Dear friends, For the IWD 2013 we have collected several texts paying tribute to women's wisdom. Tomorrow we will have a short event at the University of Leuven, Faculty of Arts. from 12:00 to 13:00 (Faculty of Arts, Hall, Blijde Inkomstraat 21) we have the toast, films and readings. The texts are by now published at: http://www.terracuranda.org/index.php/feminae-contributions . youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAah7kqVlfE (Shulamith Koenig, Israel) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzTOlkXLjpQ (F Mayor SP, Spain) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8iSD_K4x4Y (Dipu Moni, Bangladesh) kind regards, Patricia

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