On 5/12/12 11:01 PM, John Vandenberg wrote:
Not sure what this has to do with Wikis, but its pretty sad all the same. It was a month ago, and not nearly enough has been made about it.
Hi John! Again, if people are not happy with other posts that are related to the broader problem and not specifically Wikipedia getting posted, please let me know. I must admit, I'd be quite disappointed, but, I often assume that people interested in solving the gender gap here are interested in the broader gender gap in culture. I do believe that situations such as the Dell Summit and Sqoot[1] do speak a lot about culture, community and one part of the multifaceted problem in Wikipedia.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57431869-256/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-a...
it is getting fresh coverage on reddit too. Not sure why its revived, but it cant hurt to draw extra attention to this.
That was posted on May 11. I know when I attend conferences it often takes upwards of over a week for me to write follow up emails, posts, blogs, etc. So perhaps this is just a product of that. A few pals of mine sent me the Elecktronista post.. It's also often very hard to put experiences like this into words (let alone English when it isn't your second language), and I could feel the frustration in the blog. I was rather taken aback by it, hence a less detailed personal email from me about the Elecktronista post.
Glad to see more reliable sources (c-net), could be nice to have this added to the Dell article if people see it fitting. Or perhaps if we gather enough content a "Epic sexist fails at Dell" article is warranted ;)
-Sarah
http://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/tk24s/dell_denmark_had_wellknown_d...
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Sarah Stierchsarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Dell held their annual summit this week in Europe. They hired a moderator for the opening day named Mads Christensen who is a media personality that is described as "very conservative" and this also is regarding his views towards women.
Excerpts from a blog by a woman who attended:
" So here I am at Dell’s huge and very professional summit with founder Michael Dell, top people from Microsoft and Intel, impressive power points, expensive commercials, matching polyester ties and all that jazz, and then the – by Dell chosen – moderator starts to rejoice the lack of women in the room. “The IT business is one of the last frontiers that manages to keep women out. The quota of women to men in your business is sound and healthy” he says. “What are you actually doing here?” he adds to the few women who are actually present in the room. "
" Dell’s moderator continues talking about his two Rolex watches and he then presents the next speaker from Intel. After the break Mads Christensen shares with us his whole “show” about the bitchy women who want’s to steal the power in politics, boards and the home. “Science” he calls it and mentions that all the great inventions come from men. “We can thank women for the rolling pin” he adds. And then the moderator of the day finishes of by asking all (men) in the room to promise him that they will go home and say “Shut up bitch!”."
http://elektronista.dk/kommentar/dresscode-blue-tie-and-male/
I feel sick to my stomach.
-Sarah
-- Sarah Stierch Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow
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