Hey, in Germany some women were so annoyed by all male panels that they started a homepage to find female speakers and moderators for conferences. Take a look at https://www.speakerinnen.org/en
The site is also available (to some extent) in English, but at the moment most of those women are based in Germany (and Austria/Switzerland). Most of the women speak German as mother tongue, but the individual profile indicates the language capabilities. Best, Merle Merle von Wittich Werksstudentin ------------------------------ Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49 30 219158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. 2014-04-07 21:39 GMT+02:00 Samuel Klein <[email protected]>: > Thanks for asking, and thinking about it. > You (and that panel topic :) are the best. SJ > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Maximilian Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you all for your advice, > > > > This has given me some ideas about how to better ask in the future. > > Actually, I see from asking here, that __asking__ for help is one very > good > > way to get. > > > > Best, > > > > Max Klein > > http://notconfusing.com/ > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> +infinity Sam > >> > >> Thanks for your efforts! It's a great representation of the "ally" > >> mentality! > >> > >> -Sarah > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Max, this is surprising to hear! In my experience, "Librarians and > OA > >>> repository managers", at least in the US and commonwealth countries, > are > >>> majority female. Any one of them would fit nicely on such a panel. > Have > >>> you tried asking for candidates at lib-tech events? > >>> > >>> I recommend noting in your proposal that you are looking for an > >>> additional or alternate panelist, if you are indeed doing so; you have > some > >>> time before finalizing the roster. > >>> > >>> A tangent: I ask who will be on panels with me and decline requests to > be > >>> on all-male panels (also suggesting women to invite where I can). > This is > >>> one way for men to help session organizers improve their search-space > for > >>> speakers. > >>> > >>> Warmly, > >>> Sam > >>> > >>> > >>> On Apr 2, 2014 6:40 PM, "Maximilian Klein" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello Gender Gap, > >>>> > >>>> With some collaborators, I submitted this panel for Wikimania 2014 > >>>> "Reform of citation structure for all Wikimedia project" [1]. Despite > my > >>>> best efforts (and continuing efforts), I couldn't find any non-men to > be on > >>>> the panel. I asked each of the potential panelists if they knew any > other > >>>> qualified speakers (not specifically women, just other people), asked > my old > >>>> colleagues, put a call out on social media. But it just ended up being > >>>> all-men. > >>>> > >>>> Is it desirable to write something to the effect of "we are cognizant > >>>> this is an all-male panel, and would like to change the underlying > factors" > >>>> as a preamble to the submissions? And if so, what is the right way? > >>>> > >>>> Best, > >>>> > >>>> [1] > >>>> > http://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Reform_of_citation_structure_for_all_Wikimedia_projects > >>>> > >>>> Max Klein > >>>> http://notconfusing.com/ > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Gendergap mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Gendergap mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Sarah Stierch > >> > >> ----- > >> > >> Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. > >> > >> www.sarahstierch.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Gendergap mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gendergap mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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