I agree with Sandy.
The % of Wikipedia editors who are women is a completely different subject than pornography.
I am a feminist. I am also inclined to be efficient.
A month to call for Women editors without mentioning any specific topic will encourage women to contribute on any and every topic, which is the goal.
When the efforts to increase women's participation is combined with women's history, pornography, language issues, etc. the message gets watered down and changes. The emphasis becomes the topics to be edited PLUS the gender of the editor. So since I am not an expert on feminist studies, I would not be more inclined to post.
Do not try to address everything at the same time. You will not get the results you want.
The separate threads so far encountered on this list:
1.) updating and increasing entries about women's history
2.) updating and increasing entries about feminist issues
3.) correcting existing entries that are offensive to most persons, not just women, and review/edit information, pictures, or drawings that exploit women, regardless of the the gender of who posted them
4.) ease of use of the Wikipedia interface
5.) gender and Manga child sexiness of the Wikipedia mascot
6.) gender differences in languages which are reflected in the Wikipedia interface for that language
7.) gathering empirical data to further guide our understanding of the Wikipedia gender gap, and to monitor any improvements in this gap as a result of the different campaigns to reduce the Wikipedia gender gap so that we know what is working and what is not.
Let's do what the experts do: Separate these topics into different work groups and lists so that progress can be made on each.
These subjects all have sexism as their root, but they are not all solvable at once. Define each, go after each. You can't defeat a big enormous blob.
BTW - I am currently preparing my entries for the Wikipedia. I do not wish to be merely a commentator, I plan on becoming a participant. I'll let you know how that works out.
- Susan Spencer Conklin
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:33:35 +0000 From: Sandra ordonez sandratordonez@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Moderation?
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I didn't join this list because I'm confused of why sexism in the world exists, nor did I join this list because I need a therapy outlet. I, like many women, joined this list because we want to focus on something practical
- closing the gender gap on Wikipedia.
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Sandy