Do keep me posted it something comes out of the diversity conference. I'd
like to be involved in the formation if a usergroup if it's possible.
I talked to people in Hong Kong about forming a group to advise for
Wikimania and provide a safe space for women to hang out and to provide a
space for anyone (regardless of gender) to come if anything happens (sexual
assault, harassment, and it never fails to happen). And I could see a group
like that helping with that.
I'm not attending the diversity conference, unfortunately, so I look
forward to hearing any outcomes about a user group.
Thanks Sydney for taking the lead!
-Sarah
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Sydney <sydney.poore(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
To my knowledge there is not a true Wikimedia affiliated organization
focused on the gender gap. But I would like to change that. :-)
It is on the list of ideas from the WMF gathering. I was thinking of an
user group as a first step.
At the diversity conference next month I was planning to launch it if
there was interest but we can go ahead and start the discussion now.
Sydney Poore
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On Oct 16, 2013, at 15:22, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
This might be a dumb question, but are there any
ongoing GenderGap
related efforts right now outside of content projects (i.e. other than
on a Wikipedia etc.)? Is there a thematic organization focused on it,
or any significant research or outreach grants or programs? It seems
like an obvious candidate for an affiliate group, but I don't recall
reading about one.
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