Hi everyone,
I would like to starts a discussion on women only events. How are they perceived and do
they generate antagonism? I have always organized mixed events, until the first of march
2017, where an Art+feminism editathon was hosted by an LGBT lesbian association in Geneva,
and I announced it on the French Bistrot here (among other Art+Feminism events that were
all inclusive)
I did not want to impose other rules than theirs on their surroundings,so I announced a
woman only event for one of the 4 events organized. Some members of the community
disagreed and reacted strongly (although I can’t say all were extremely respectful this is
just normal bread when dealing with the gender gap) but one was so stunning and
persistant (he was blocked in the end and now has a topic ban) that this generated the
thought that we might need to reflect more on safe spaces and organize such events more
systematically, in each conference and each Wikimania, until this is no issue any more. I
remember attending the women only picnic at Wikimania in Esino Lario and being confronted
with a different attitude: there it only seemed normal.
What do you think and what is your experience on this issue? I am interested to know all
points of vue provided they are formulated with respect.
Nattes à chat (mostly active on les sans pages on the French wiki)