Hi, this is a question I've been wondering about for awhile, and I am interested in hearing comments.
My impression is that few of WMF's female employees are regular content editors or regular Commons media contributors, although they occasionally have office discussions about how to increase the number of female editors. What could be done to encourage WMF's female employees to edit or contribute media files on a regular basis, and would the necessary encouragement for these women also apply to other working women who would make good editors?
Pine
I think having some dedicated time for the women of the Foundation to edit in a social environment is one potential solution. I know I seem to be like a broken record - women need invitation and dedicated time and social support! - but it's so true. I think the Foundation is an environment ripe for that kind of collaboration because they are already committed to the movement and just need a little push to edit more. I'm not sure how we as a community can support them besides generally being welcoming and not being adversarial just because they're from WMF.
-Emily
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, this is a question I've been wondering about for awhile, and I am interested in hearing comments.
My impression is that few of WMF's female employees are regular content editors or regular Commons media contributors, although they occasionally have office discussions about how to increase the number of female editors. What could be done to encourage WMF's female employees to edit or contribute media files on a regular basis, and would the necessary encouragement for these women also apply to other working women who would make good editors?
Pine
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I'm not a wikimedia employee, but I am an intern with wikimedia this summer. I'm a fairly active contributor on en wiki; but it is on another account which is not my "WMF" account. So I am editing, just not publicly. I wouldn't be surprised if that was also the case for many female (and male) WMF employees. -mvolz
On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Keilana keilanawiki@gmail.com wrote:
I think having some dedicated time for the women of the Foundation to edit in a social environment is one potential solution. I know I seem to be like a broken record - women need invitation and dedicated time and social support! - but it's so true. I think the Foundation is an environment ripe for that kind of collaboration because they are already committed to the movement and just need a little push to edit more. I'm not sure how we as a community can support them besides generally being welcoming and not being adversarial just because they're from WMF.
-Emily
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, this is a question I've been wondering about for awhile, and I am interested in hearing comments.
My impression is that few of WMF's female employees are regular content editors or regular Commons media contributors, although they occasionally have office discussions about how to increase the number of female editors. What could be done to encourage WMF's female employees to edit or contribute media files on a regular basis, and would the necessary encouragement for these women also apply to other working women who would make good editors?
Pine
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hi, an interesting discussion. what do you mean by "dedicated time"? but it might as well be that working for the foundation is a regular paid job. becoming a volunteer editor out of a paid job is of course possible as sue gardner showed. but i think it is something not very typical. if wmf wants that their employees volunteer they might consider to only employ people who showed their commitment already. i am not so sure if this would make sense in every case.
rupert Am 30.06.2014 02:29 schrieb "Keilana" keilanawiki@gmail.com:
I think having some dedicated time for the women of the Foundation to edit in a social environment is one potential solution. I know I seem to be like a broken record - women need invitation and dedicated time and social support! - but it's so true. I think the Foundation is an environment ripe for that kind of collaboration because they are already committed to the movement and just need a little push to edit more. I'm not sure how we as a community can support them besides generally being welcoming and not being adversarial just because they're from WMF.
-Emily
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, this is a question I've been wondering about for awhile, and I am interested in hearing comments.
My impression is that few of WMF's female employees are regular content editors or regular Commons media contributors, although they occasionally have office discussions about how to increase the number of female editors. What could be done to encourage WMF's female employees to edit or contribute media files on a regular basis, and would the necessary encouragement for these women also apply to other working women who would make good editors?
Pine
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I started and hosted on occasion lunch time editing events where people could eat lunch and edit with coworkers.
It was fun! And new content and editors, primarily women, came out of it.
No clue what the status is now that I am not there.
When I worked there I actually felt weird being a Wikipedian at first as people did not take me seriously in my position and would even verbally make fun of editing as a hobby.
That is changing, and generally it's women who are taking the lead at making the culture change at Wikimedia.
Sarah On Jun 30, 2014 3:04 AM, "rupert THURNER" rupert.thurner@gmail.com wrote:
hi, an interesting discussion. what do you mean by "dedicated time"? but it might as well be that working for the foundation is a regular paid job. becoming a volunteer editor out of a paid job is of course possible as sue gardner showed. but i think it is something not very typical. if wmf wants that their employees volunteer they might consider to only employ people who showed their commitment already. i am not so sure if this would make sense in every case.
rupert Am 30.06.2014 02:29 schrieb "Keilana" keilanawiki@gmail.com:
I think having some dedicated time for the women of the Foundation to edit in a social environment is one potential solution. I know I seem to be like a broken record - women need invitation and dedicated time and social support! - but it's so true. I think the Foundation is an environment ripe for that kind of collaboration because they are already committed to the movement and just need a little push to edit more. I'm not sure how we as a community can support them besides generally being welcoming and not being adversarial just because they're from WMF.
-Emily
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, this is a question I've been wondering about for awhile, and I am interested in hearing comments.
My impression is that few of WMF's female employees are regular content editors or regular Commons media contributors, although they occasionally have office discussions about how to increase the number of female editors. What could be done to encourage WMF's female employees to edit or contribute media files on a regular basis, and would the necessary encouragement for these women also apply to other working women who would make good editors?
Pine
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