I'm just chiming in super-fast to say I really like the idea of
creating some noise and momentum around International Women's Day:
that would be really great. I am tempted to say we could handle it
exactly like the 10th -- in that, i) anybody could initiate projects
and events, ii) there could be a central page for listing them, which
would stimulate more people to participate, and iii) the Wikimedia
Foundation could commission the creation of, and disseminate,
affiliative swag. (I think I just made up a new piece of jargon:
affiliative swag!)
But I'm loathe to really say all that, because I know that the 10th
anniversary was a lot of work for people like Steven Walling
(Wikimedia fellow, on this list) and Jay Walsh (Head of Communications
for Wikimedia, and I think not on this list). Plus the planning for
that started significantly earlier. So the Wikimedia Foundation would
not be able to support an event geared for March as fully as we did
the 10th.
Having said that, if someone wants to start drafting an announcement
(with an FAQ) on meta or elsewhere, maybe we can collectively whip up
some interest in this. It would be really great, and --as people here
have said-- I bet we could gather in lots of new partners and
supporters for the goal of reducing the gender gap. I think lots of
people are ready & willing to help, if they get a little coaching and
guidance from the group here :-)
Thanks,
Sue
On 9 February 2011 15:02, SlimVirgin <slimvirgin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 08:52, Monaghan, Patricia
<PMONAGHA(a)depaul.edu> wrote:
Just joining this list; I am an environmental
scholar in Chicago and also active in scholarly organizations around women and religion,
and environment and religion.
I'd like to second/third/whatever the idea of a "women post to wiki" month.
Speaking organizationally, it would be easier to post to lists like H-WOMEN etc, to
generate activity for the month. I would hope some of those who post would then continue
to contribute.
Speak but the word! Patricia Monaghan (DePaul University and Black Earth Institute)
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Thanks for starting this thread, Patricia. People are discussing this
in one of the other threads and there's a danger it'll get missed.
Susan Spencer suggested in "A pet peeve / cliche" that we have some
kind of women's editing month. Sydney Poor and Daniel Case have joined
in with ideas. One idea is to centre it around March 8, international
women's day, which in previous years has seen women-oriented DYKs and
various other things.
Could we make this more widespread? The WP logo with the Venus symbol.
A group of women editors willing to act as a welcoming party. Special
DYKs and TFAs. A statement from Sue to the press announcing it?
Ideas for a name -- "Wikipedia Women's Week" (or Month) or just
"Wikipedia Women".
Sarah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SlimVirgin
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