Dear all
Over the next month I'll be writing a piece for a new MuseumsEtc.
publication, *Feminism and Museums: Intervention, Disruption and Change.* The
title of my chapter will be 'Closing the Gender Gap on Wikimedia' and the
focus will be on the work of Wikimedia UK and the wider global movement to
develop responses to the exclusion or misrepresentation of women and their
creative works. I hope to be able to draw on case studies of good practice
across the movement, showcasing partnership projects with museums or the
wider cultural sector including galleries, archives and libraries,
including those where the gender gap is compounded by geographic,
linguistic and racial bias.
I'd love to hear about any projects you've been involved with or are aware
of, however big or small, that might fit within the broad remit of
feminism, culture and open knowledge. I would like the piece to be as
inclusive and intersectional as possible so if you have examples of work
with or about particularly marginalised groups, such as (but not confined
to) transgender women, do let me know. I have contacted Art+Feminism, Women
in Red, the Executive Directors mailing list and UK-based Wikimedians in
Residence about this separately but again, feel free to suggest people I
should be talking to.
With thanks in advance, and all best wishes
Lucy
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Lucy Crompton-Reid
Chief Executive
Wikimedia UK
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