[Gendergap] Gendergap Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16

[Maggie]

A bit rude are we? It would have been more useful to simply mention the
other list, which I clearly was not aware of. Also, "discussion followed on
whether this is a positive development, and whether a number of other
divisions will (or should) spring up after this."

If anyone really would like to complain that this is sexist or not useful in
creating a friendlier environment to women, then so be it, but these groups
will exist either way. Because minority groups need to exist this moment in
time for people to feel more comfortable in their own domains. This has
consistently shown positive results with in diverse populations. Far in the
future, when equality is achieved for all people, perhaps these types of
groups will be null and void.

The Gender Gap list will remain and allow for men to participate with women
anyway, so it's no biggie.

--Maggie


> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 08:47:45 +0100
> From: B?ria Lima <beria.lima at wikimedia.pt>
> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Women on Wikimedia group
> To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects
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> Let's not reinvent the wheel, shall we?
>
> A group like Maggie described already exist - for years - under the name
> Wikichix-l (see
> http://lists.modernthings.org/listinfo.cgi/wikichix-l-modernthings.org )
>
> Is a mailing list who exist since December
> 2006<
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS/foundation-l-archives/2006_12_03-09>and
> the sumary of creation was "
> *Angela Beesley announced the creation of a mailing
> list<http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikichix-l>and
> Wiki <http://wikichix.org/> for female WMF-projects editors to discuss
> gender bias and ways to make the projects more inviting for women.
> Discussion followed on whether this is a positive development, and whether
> a
> number of other divisions will (or should) spring up after this.*"
> _____
> *B?ria Lima*
> Wikimedia Portugal <http://wikimedia.pt>
> (351) 963 953 042
>
> *Imagine um mundo onde ? dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
> livre
> acesso ao somat?rio de todo o conhecimento humano. ? isso o que estamos a
> fazer.*
>
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