Thanks to Adrianne for this great suggestion! I've just put this exact post together, featuring Adrianne and the four other women who are Campus Ambassadors at Indiana University.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2011/03/31/campus-ambassador-program-tackles-...
LiAnna
On 3/20/11 12:11 PM, Adrianne Wadewitz wrote:
Perhaps one project for us to undertake is to make more Wikimedia women visible. Perhaps there are invisible women working in the background? I know, for example, that 5 of the 6 Campus Ambassadors here at Indiana University for the Public Policy Initiative are women. That means that when people "see the face of Wikipedia" for the first time, they see a woman. This is not a gender-specific project, but it does help break down the stereotypes about Wikipedia editors. Perhaps we need to highlight these types of efforts? I know a lot of women on Wikipedia who do outreach but I'm not sure how well-known they are in the wider community. Do we need to do Signpost stories?
Adrianne