I put my name down as a volunteer back in October - October 7, to be precise. On New Year's Eve I asked the simple question: Is it possible to start a Wikipedia project that's open to women, or people who identify as women?
There are a handful of people on this list who are opposed to the idea, but I for one would have loved such a thing when I first started actively editing. Further, upon reading WP:PROJECT and nothing jumps out at as prohibiting a WP:WOMEN project. Sarah Stierch suggested proposing it. Heather Walls, who designed the Teahouse, could maybe help to make a similar, women-only space? I would be very much interested in helping with such a project, but I don't know where to start. *First thing*, I suppose, would be a broad survey to see if other Wikipedia women would be interested in a project tasked by women, for women, to recruit, encourage, and support other women editors. *Not* about any specific topics, or points-of-view - because I think women's interests and POVs are as varied as men's - but to increase the numbers of women editing, and to provide a refuge when you just want to talk *with other women* about whatever it is you want to talk about that's WP related. Because even though I believe we may share interests and POVs with men, I think (and the evidence shows) that women *in general* (that is, far more women than men) prefer a different communication style than has developed here under 85% to 90% male participation. Lightbreather On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Siko Bouterse <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for putting this out here, Risker. I've been waiting for my blood > pressure to drop a bit before posting a happy announcement of the plan to > this list :) Glad to hear that folks are excited. I'm really looking > forward to what comes next! > > We're going to need some help to make this first campaign happen, so next > week I'll be back with a bit of a more formal ask and some further details > about ways to get involved in the pre-campaign planning we're doing in > January and February. > > One thing to think about: we'll want some extra volunteers with gender-gap > experience to serve on the committee helping select these grants. If you > aren't planning to execute a project yourself, but would like to help > others develop ideas into proposals and proposals into grants, please be in > touch with me, or join on the project page: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire_Grants_%E2%80%93_Gender_gap_campaign > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes! Thank you Risker for the positive energy. This is what I want in >> 2015!! >> >> This is GREAT news!! I can't wait to see what happens. >> >> -Sarah >> >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> (Changing the perspective on the previous thread a bit) >>> >>> Well, it's official - the Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) and Project >>> & Event Grants (PEG) will be focused almost exclusively for a 3-month >>> period on providing financial support and mentorship for requests focused >>> specifically at addressing the gender gap. The funding allocated - >>> $250,000, roughly equivalent to the annual budget of many large chapters - >>> is very significant and should help to promote good experimentation >>> throughout this area. >>> >>> If you've been thinking about a project you'd like to organize that is >>> specifically gender-gap related, now's the time to start drafting your >>> ideas and asking for support from the broader grants and GG community. >>> You'll need to describe your idea, set some targets, and collaborate with >>> others as a team for the best chance of success. >>> >>> In particular, IEGs are intended to be experiments, and there's a >>> recognition that some are going to be successful, while others (even if >>> they look good on paper) are not going to produce results. The key is >>> ensuring that there is some learning derived from the experiments. Don't >>> be afraid to try something! >>> >>> Risker/Anne >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >>> visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Sarah Stierch >> >> ----- >> >> Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. >> >> www.sarahstierch.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> 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!* > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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