Gendergap July 2014

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Zoë Wicomb or Clive Cussler?
by Kathleen McCook 23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

Thank you. But I do not believe these Guidelines are used fairly when it comes to author's gender. Again..why would every novel by Clive Cussler get its own page but there be a notability query about one by Zoë Wicomb?? This seems to me pure gender bias. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Kathleen McCook <klmccook(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I took off the scheduled for deletion notice or maybe it was lack of >> notability he put up. I couldn't bear. I am fearful he will put it back. >> >> This is the issue--how can a male editor decide a woman's novel is not >> notable. on what basis? On what basis in Clive Cussler notable? >> >>> >>> > > Hi Kathleen, in answer to your question, the notability guideline is the > basis by which both male and female editors should assess articles. You can > find it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >

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Fwd: [Adacamp Alumni] Applications open for AdaCamp Berlin and Bangalore
by Sarah Stierch 23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

First AdaCamp in India! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Valerie Aurora <valerie(a)adainitiative.org> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 3:11 PM Subject: [Adacamp Alumni] Applications open for AdaCamp Berlin and Bangalore To: AdaCamp Alumni <adacamp-alumni(a)lists.adainitiative.org> Hi AdaCampers, We just opened applications for AdaCamp Berlin and Bangalore! http://adainitiative.org/2014/07/applications-open-for-adacamp-berlin-and-a… A lot of AdaCamp Alumni have asked: Should I go to AdaCamp again? This isn't an easy question, because we are pretty sure all future AdaCamps are going to be sold out, and because we are trying hard to reach people who need AdaCamp the most (usually those who don't have a chance to attend many supportive conferences). At the same time, we need people who have been to previous AdaCamps to attend to help show new people the ropes, and we also need women who have a lot of confidence and experience and expertise to attend to serve as role models, give advice, and make relationships. If you want to attend AdaCamp but are feeling guilty about taking up a spot someone else might need more, here's what I recommend: Apply to AdaCamp and in the "Anything else?" field of the application, say that you are happy to give up your spot if someone else needs it more. :) In other words, apply! -VAL -- Valerie Aurora Executive Director You can help increase the participation of women in open technology and culture! Donate today at http://adainitiative.org/donate/ ______________________________________________ Policies for behavior on this list: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Statement_of_purpose/Women-only_communit… http://sf.adacamp.org/attendee-information/policies/#ahp Contact Adacamp-alumni-owner(a)lists.adainitiative.org to report violations To unsubscribe, go to: http://lists.adainitiative.org/listinfo.cgi/adacamp-alumni-adainitiative.org -- Sarah Stierch ----- Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. www.sarahstierch.com

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Cussler comparison
by Kathleen McCook 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

My intention was to point out that a series of novels (Cussler's) that don't meet the criteria applied to __October__ have full pages. The two authors are in no way similar. In fact, they are as far apart as they could be. However, the male author has complete coverage of every jot and tittle. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I believe what caused the more in-depth examination was the creation of a > brand new, otherwise unlinked category for the book, which drew the > attention of a very different group of editors than the ones who pay > attention to works of fiction. You've got the category-interested editors > looking at the article, instead of the fiction-interested editors. > > It's just a notability tag, it's already been removed, and I'm sure folks > will be able to find some more reviews about October (novel). > > I don't think it has anything at all to do with the fact that the author > is a woman. As best I can tell, the only person comparing this novel to > Cussler books is you. > > Risker/Anne > > > On 22 July 2014 13:39, Kathleen McCook <klmccook(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> The reason I asked to discuss here is to ascertain whether or not there >> seems to be a different set of notability standards by gender. >> >> I encourage students to contribute to Wikipedia. >> But when notability is an editor's decision with so many exceptions...how >> do you encourage? >> >> Really, I am careful and if a book by a brilliant woman like Zoe Wicomb >> causes notability queries..how, on earth, can this gender gap be addressed? >> >> Here is Ms. Wicomb's prize announcement at Yale. >> http://windhamcampbell.org/2013/winner/zo%C3%AB-wicomb >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Pete Forsyth <peteforsyth(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Daniel and Elizabeth Case < >>> dancase(a)frontiernet.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On what basis in Clive Cussler notable? >>>>> >>>> That he’s a regular denizen of the bestseller lists in many countries >>>> who’s had works adapted into major motion pictures (To be honest, I think >>>> we should say that “all published works by authors who have their >>>> paperbacks displayed prominently in the racks near the front of bookstores >>>> at airports are notable [image: Smile]“). >>>> >>> >>> Well, I don't know. I had never heard of Cussler before today (don't >>> spend a lot of time in airport bookshops), but I did look at a couple of >>> his novels' Wikipedia articles, and they didn't indicate significance any >>> better than the October article. (One of them had a single, ephemeral >>> reference; the other had 7 that seemed pretty thin.) >>> >>> I can see how Kathleen would be frustrated by what surely appears from >>> her perspective to be a double standard. >>> >>> Pete >>> [[User:Peteforsyth]] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >

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Novel by Woman-Deletion
by Kathleen McCook 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

All, I started a page about Zoe Wicomb's new novel, October. It is a beautiful novel and had great literary merit. I received a message is it being considered for deletion. I wrote the editor and gave him reasons not to delete and added another review. The author has won the inaugural Windham-Campbell Prize. She South African, from Namaqualand. (The editor also wants to delete Fiction from Namaqualand, but it is a region w/o boundaries like the Arctic). Every Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt adventure novel has its own page. I am at a loss.

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Re: [Gendergap] Women's biographies at the main page's DYK (Did You Know?)
by Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight 18 Jul '14

18 Jul '14

Spot on description, Sarah, of why not to nominate an article at DYK, "... drama, rude people, too "complex" of a process for something so simple". Yup, DYK can be (is) dysfunctional and the DYK project doesn't take criticism well. But if an article meets its requirements, it will eventually make it to the main page. So nominating more articles seems to make sense. I haven't witnessed gender bias within DYK, i.e. women's biographies don't appear to be treated differently than men's; self-identified female nominators don't appear to be treated differently than male nominators. But if you are aware of a nominator being treated poorly because of her gender, or really anything related to gender bias within the DYK process, I'd be very receptive to hearing from you, either through a reply here, or email me directly. I appreciate all your feedback -- so keep it coming -- and I will work on a proposal to tackle this issue. Wish me luck! -Rosie user:Rosiestep On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 5:00 AM, <gendergap-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Gendergap mailing list submissions to > gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gendergap-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gendergap-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Gendergap digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Women's biographies at the main page's DYK (Did You > Know?) section (Rob) > 2. Re: Women's biographies at the main page's DYK (Did You > Know?) section (Sarah Stierch) > 3. Re: Women's biographies at the main page's DYK (Did You > Know?) section (Siko Bouterse) > 4. Gender diversity and women's biographies discussed in July > WMF Research showcase (Pine W) > 5. Blog post "Creating Safe Spaces" (Pine W) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:19:06 -0400 > From: Rob <gamaliel8(a)gmail.com> > To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the > participation of women within Wikimedia projects." > <gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Women's biographies at the main page's DYK > (Did You Know?) section > Message-ID: > <CAMY8yAXp_iQ8XXy= > qVmH8JTZpACR+E2--HhojuR4_-z5MS9srw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > DYK is pretty dysfunctional behind the scenes so I don't think there's any > hope of changing DYK processes to address this issue. What can be done is > to encourage individual WikiProjects addressing the gender gap to include > submitting new and improved articles to DYK as a part of their regular > process of article improvement. It's very easy to get a good article onto > DYK once it is submitted there. > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Rosiestep Wiki <rosiestep.wiki(a)gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > I've noticed this for years -- fewer women's biographies vs. men's in an > > average week at the DYK section of the main page. Maybe I've noticed this > > because I'm a highly prolific contributor to DYK. But I've wondered how > > many reader eyeballs land on the main page and notice the same thing? > > > > Some statistics here: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions > > > > Annually, there's a preponderance of women's biographies in March > (Women's > > History Month). And during the rest of the year, there's the occasional > set > > (6-7 "hooks") or occasional day (2-3 sets) where the majority of the > > biographies are regarding women. But it's an uncommon occurrence over the > > course of a week. The reason seems simple: fewer women's biographies are > > being nominated by editors, so fewer are promoted, and fewer appear at > DYK. > > It almost goes without saying that fewer women's biographies are > > created/expanded compared to men's but it's actually important to address > > this, as IMO, it's the crux of the problem. I am not suggesting and would > > not support setting limits on the number of men's biographies which > appear > > at DYK. Instead, I'd like to believe that issue/problem recognition is > the > > first step before we brainstorm some objectives, develop workplans (i.e. > > monthly edit-a-thons anyone?), and measure outcomes. > > > > I'm considering creating a proposal and applying for a grant to work on > > this "percentage issue". Feedback? > > > > -Rosie > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gendergap mailing list > > Gendergap(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > >

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Blog post "Creating Safe Spaces"
by Pine W 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

Blog post by Mssemantics https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ Pine

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Gender diversity and women's biographies discussed in July WMF Research showcase
by Pine W 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

This subject was discussed during this month's Research and Data showcase. >From Leila's summary: > *Using Open Data and Stories to Broaden Crowd Content > *By Nathan Matias*: > Nathan will share a series of research on gender diversity online and > designs for collaborative content creation that foster learning and > community. He will also demo a prototype for a system that could leverage > open data to attract and support new Wikipedia contributors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E4JcxTgmco Pine

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Women's biographies at the main page's DYK (Did You Know?) section
by Rosiestep Wiki 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

I've noticed this for years -- fewer women's biographies vs. men's in an average week at the DYK section of the main page. Maybe I've noticed this because I'm a highly prolific contributor to DYK. But I've wondered how many reader eyeballs land on the main page and notice the same thing? Some statistics here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions Annually, there's a preponderance of women's biographies in March (Women's History Month). And during the rest of the year, there's the occasional set (6-7 "hooks") or occasional day (2-3 sets) where the majority of the biographies are regarding women. But it's an uncommon occurrence over the course of a week. The reason seems simple: fewer women's biographies are being nominated by editors, so fewer are promoted, and fewer appear at DYK. It almost goes without saying that fewer women's biographies are created/expanded compared to men's but it's actually important to address this, as IMO, it's the crux of the problem. I am not suggesting and would not support setting limits on the number of men's biographies which appear at DYK. Instead, I'd like to believe that issue/problem recognition is the first step before we brainstorm some objectives, develop workplans (i.e. monthly edit-a-thons anyone?), and measure outcomes. I'm considering creating a proposal and applying for a grant to work on this "percentage issue". Feedback? -Rosie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep

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[Research] The encyclopedia must fail! - Notes on queering Wikipedia
by Netha Hussain 16 Jul '14

16 Jul '14

Dear all, Here is a research authored by Noopur Raval (User: Noopur28) on Ada, a journal of gender, media and technology : http://adanewmedia.org/2014/07/issue5-raval/ Netha -- Netha Hussain Student of Medicine and Surgery Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode Blogs : *nethahussain.blogspot.com <http://nethahussain.blogspot.com>swethaambari.wordpress.com <http://swethaambari.wordpress.com>*

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Adrienne Wadewitz featured in short piece about Gendergap on the English Wikipedia
by Jane Darnell 15 Jul '14

15 Jul '14

In case you missed it, the Signpost this week gives a link to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8QCG7keQw

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