Thank you, Pete,

I will take a look at those also. They seem to concur with other studies of percentage of the sexes studying.

Best wishes,

Lennart Guldbrandsson

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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 05:43:02 -0800
From: peteforsyth@gmail.com
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Help: Research on whether we have made any difference?

Lennart,

You should look at the Education Program, which after the first year appeared to have a strong impact (i.e. more participation from women than men).

It's also been my experience (anecdotal but strong) that the Writing Wikipedia Articles course I teach has attracted and retained more women than men. (This would not impact the general numbers in a signiificant way, but might offer insights into what kinds of activity *would* impact the numbers.)

Pete

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On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Risker <risker.wp@gmail.com> wrote:

I do not think it will be possible to accurately assess any impact of specific actions, for multiple reasons. The most relevant one, however, is the fact that the WMF itself has not done any broad-scale editor surveys in a very long time, nor have individual communities to the best of my knowledge.

Risker/Anne

On 26 February 2014 05:37, Lennart Guldbrandsson <l_guldbrandsson@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I am writing a short (1500 word) text for the journal of current cultural research, Culture Unbound (http://www.cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/index.html), to be published in April. The topic touches quite heavily on the gendergap issue. I have tried to find any numbers on whether the initiatives - editathons, Teahouse, etc - have made any dent in the numbers. Are there any such numbers or have I simply fantasized about it?

Since they want the text soon, please respond soon. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Best wishes,

Lennart Guldbrandsson

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