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
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