Hey folks,
There's a new study[1] seeking approval from RCom to engage in subject recruitment on English Wikipedia.
TL;DR:
- *Who:* PhD Student from University of Washington (with IRB approval) - *What:* Wants to understand the perspectives of female editors with regards to the experience of editing Wikipedia, dealing with masculine culture, etc. - *How:* Goal is 20 interviews. Starting with snowball sampling though informant Jonathan Morgan (a Learning Strategist @ the WMF) continuing with user talk page posts if snowballing is insufficient.
I've gone through the motions of ensuring that the study is well documented and I've started a straw poll at the bottom of the talk page[2]. Please take a look to see if I missed anything and add your vote. Thanks!
1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Women_and_Wikipedia 2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Women_and_Wikipedia#Straw_poll...
-Aaron