Along similar lines, this pilot training has been suggested for admins: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Gender-gap_admin_training
And The Ada Initiative said they were interested in providing training for such a pilot. WMF grantmakers like myself would be pleased to see something like this develop into a proposal, if folks felt it was worth trying. It might make sense to pilot at the admin level before focusing on functionaries like stewards, because admins have more day-to-day interactions with individual editors (and thus more opportunities to facilitate an on-wiki environment that supports diversity). On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Reguyla <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this might be a good idea but it would be pretty hard to implement > and I think, unnecessary. Most of the functionaries got to where they are > because they have a calm demeanor and generally are fair in how they treat > others. Additionally, its not usually the functionaries who are the > problem. So without requiring the editors to perform the diversity > training, I'm not sure how much it would help. > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Chris Keating <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Don't know if this has been floated before - apologies if so - but: >> >> Part of the problem we have is the sheer depth of ignorance among >> otherwise well-intentioned community members. >> >> This depth of ignorance is naturally shared by the people who play >> leadership roles in the community. So we end up with stewards, arbitrators >> and bureaucrats who potentially end up reinforcing the gender gap problem >> because they just have no clue how the structure they maintain can >> sometimes be a tool to exclude people. >> >> How about offering some form of diversity training to functionaries to >> help broaden perspectives and raise understanding? Obviously, from the >> point of view of supporting them to do their difficult and fairly thankless >> roles better, rather than beating them with diversity sticks. >> >> It could happen (indeed, WMF could make it happen with some volunteer >> input); could it help? >> >> Chris >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > -- Siko Bouterse Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. [email protected] *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button today, and help us make it a reality!*
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