2011/11/29 Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com
On 29 November 2011 21:51, emijrp emijrp@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all;
We have heard many times that most Wikipedians are male, but have you
heard
about gender and fundraising? Some data from a 2010 study[1] and a 2011 German study[2] (question 20th of 22). People have said that Wikipedia
is a
sexist place which excludes women to edit. Looks like women neither are interested on editing nor funding free knowledge.
Is WMF working to increase female donors just like female editors?
I think the first step would be to try and figure out if women are visiting the site and not donating or just not visiting at all.
So, the first step would be to try and figure out if women are visiting the site and not editing or just not visiting at all, before saying nonsense about sexism and Wikipedia community.
You would also want to make sure there really is a significant imbalance and that it's not just that men are more likely to fill out the survey form.
That affects to all surveys, again.
Looks like people only care about surveys which say what they want to read.
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I have a significant problem with making assumptions before you start your research. Control for confirmation bias. Be careful. Also, keep in mind that some wikipedia articles may appeal more to a specific demographic than others. Also, editing wikipedia is still highly technical due to formatting, though has gotten a lot better.
--Sam
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 4:19 PM, emijrp emijrp@gmail.com wrote:
2011/11/29 Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com
On 29 November 2011 21:51, emijrp emijrp@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all;
We have heard many times that most Wikipedians are male, but have you
heard
about gender and fundraising? Some data from a 2010 study[1] and a 2011 German study[2] (question 20th of 22). People have said that Wikipedia
is a
sexist place which excludes women to edit. Looks like women neither are interested on editing nor funding free knowledge.
Is WMF working to increase female donors just like female editors?
I think the first step would be to try and figure out if women are visiting the site and not donating or just not visiting at all.
So, the first step would be to try and figure out if women are visiting the site and not editing or just not visiting at all, before saying nonsense about sexism and Wikipedia community.
You would also want to make sure there really is a significant imbalance and that it's not just that men are more likely to fill out the survey form.
That affects to all surveys, again.
Looks like people only care about surveys which say what they want to read.
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Hello, Indeed I think that most people don't know much about the world behind Wikipedia, and only few have a distinct opinion about "sexism and Wikipedia". Kind regards Ziko
2011/11/30 Sam Katz smkatz@gmail.com:
I have a significant problem with making assumptions before you start your research. Control for confirmation bias. Be careful. Also, keep in mind that some wikipedia articles may appeal more to a specific demographic than others. Also, editing wikipedia is still highly technical due to formatting, though has gotten a lot better.
--Sam
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 4:19 PM, emijrp emijrp@gmail.com wrote:
2011/11/29 Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com
On 29 November 2011 21:51, emijrp emijrp@gmail.com wrote:
Dear all;
We have heard many times that most Wikipedians are male, but have you heard about gender and fundraising? Some data from a 2010 study[1] and a 2011 German study[2] (question 20th of 22). People have said that Wikipedia is a sexist place which excludes women to edit. Looks like women neither are interested on editing nor funding free knowledge.
Is WMF working to increase female donors just like female editors?
I think the first step would be to try and figure out if women are visiting the site and not donating or just not visiting at all.
So, the first step would be to try and figure out if women are visiting the site and not editing or just not visiting at all, before saying nonsense about sexism and Wikipedia community.
You would also want to make sure there really is a significant imbalance and that it's not just that men are more likely to fill out the survey form.
That affects to all surveys, again.
Looks like people only care about surveys which say what they want to read.
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