It would be very easy for us to host a two hour session in London on a weekday evening at the UK offices. I am fairly sure we could get a bunch of admins and others to attend, aside from some of the London regulars who have agreed in principle, a geonotice would likely attract more.
I have no problem arranging the room, putting up a geonotice and being an attendee. However I would need a volunteer to run the session. That isn't just because I'm the wrong gender to run such an event, but at the moment I don't know what changes in behaviour you would be hoping to train people into. Regards Jonathan Cardy > On 29 Dec 2014, at 18:28, Chris Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Anne, Kerry and Christina - and everyone else, > > So the Wikimedia Conference programme committee appears keen to do something > useful in terms of creating space for gender - gap work. So I wondered if you > had any further thoughts about what *might* work at the Wikimedia Conference. > > As Anne points out it is an audience of people from Wikimedia movement > organisations - board members, executive directors (where they exist), and a > smaller number of other staff. Compared to other Wikimedia events there is > probably a greater language and geographical diversity. There is also a > reasonable degree of awareness of the issue - better than one would find if > you put english Wikipedia administrators in a room. > > The main focus for the conference is going to be on helping Wikimedia > organisations grow, learn and improve - we are looking to give people > practical outcomes, and are avoiding theoretical discussion as far as > possible. > > Thoughts on what we can put in the programme on this issue are very welcome > :) (I'll pass everything on to the programme committee, though I suspect I'm > not the only member of it subscribed to this list). > > Thanks and happy new year! > > Chris > >> On 19 Dec 2014 07:21, "Kerry Raymond" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Can I suggest that the Wikimedia Conference do a train-the-trainer session >> with a view to the chapters running sessions locally in addition to the >> Wikimania session. Not many people get to go to Wikimania so the chapters >> approach would be more scalable. >> >> >> >> Kerry >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Risker >> Sent: Friday, 19 December 2014 2:16 AM >> To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the >> participationof women within Wikimedia projects. >> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Diversity training for functionaries >> >> >> >> While it might be suitable as a "pilot" at the Wikimedia Conference (I >> promise not to harp on the name here), it's a by-invitation conference >> focused on chapter/affiliate executives, many of whom have very limited >> on-wiki presence. I'm not persuaded that they're the target audience. >> >> >> >> In fact, I'd suggest this would probably be best suited to a full-day >> session targeted at active Wikimedia project administrators and those with >> higher level permissions (think: oversighters, who frequently deal with >> requests from women who feel harassed because of gender; checkusers tracking >> down sockpuppets of harassers, and stewards, who can act in either role on >> projects that don't have their own CU/OS). There is not much overlap >> between these active on-wiki leaders and the leaders of chapters/affiliates. >> Strikes me that this would be more ideal for Wikimania, perhaps as a pre-WM >> session if that can be arranged. >> >> >> >> Risker/anne >> >> >> >> On 18 December 2014 at 11:04, Chris Keating <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Christina - this sounds very interesting - would you be happy for me to >> propose it as a possible topic in the Wikimedia Conference, for which I'm on >> the programme committee? >> >> >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Christina Burger >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Please allow me to briefly introduce myself before coming to the >> point: I am Christina Dinar and I work at Wikimedia Deutschland for >> 1,5 years now. Originally, I was employed to take care of community >> projects that address newbies and enhance the diversity in Wikipedia >> as well other Wikimedia projects. I came with the professional >> background of doing workshops with young adults in political >> education, doing diversity trainings in order to address some of their >> existing social and violent behavioral problems with each other. >> Somehow it never got to that moment that I could actually offer this >> knowledge and experience to the German Wikipedia Community–my >> professional focus here shifted and I started to work in other fields. >> >> Coming from this background, I could definitely offer a diversity >> workshop at Wikimania, for functionaries as well as on the level of >> introduction as a train-the-trainer. We even have developed diversity >> guidelines (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Charting_diversity), that >> theoretically frame the approach on diversity to the specifics of the >> Wikimedia world. If I get some positive feedback on offering this >> workshop at Wikimania–ideally not alone but with another interested >> person–I am not sure what the best way to proceed is: Wait for the >> submission process, or get in touch with the organizers to ask for a >> room and time for this special workshop (as others did in the past)? >> >> I had drafted a proposal for our diversity conference back in 2013 >> that we could use and build upon - (it was very general at that time, today >> I would address more the specfics of WM-movements..): >> >> Diversity? Deal with it! – Diversity as a concept has long development >> in management and especially in human ressource management in order to >> practically deal with diversity of people coming and working together >> from different backrounds and levels of knowledge. This 45-min lasting >> workshop you will actively engage in situations what actually to do >> and how possibly to act when divers and different opinions, people and >> backgrounds and communication cultures come together. Different >> strategies will be developed within the group participants leaving >> them with set of tools and strategies how to deal with diversity in >> real life and the online world. >> >> I am very much looking forward to hearing your thoughts. >> >> Warmly, >> Christina >> >> >> >> Christina Dinar >> Team Communitys >> >> Volunteer Support >> >> >> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin >> Tel. (030) 219 158 260 >> Mobil: +49 17639238378 >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> 2014-12-14 23:06 GMT+01:00 Jim Hayes <[email protected]>: >> >> yes, training could work at wikimania >> >> the education foundation and eval. folks had seminars during hackathon, >> and a track at London >> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme >> >> what would a required list of HR, managment seminars look like? >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Chris Keating <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I've added myself to the list of interested people :) >> >> Thinking out loud, would that kind of thing work in person at the Wikimedia >> Conference and/or Wikimania? >> >> On 12 Dec 2014 19:33, "Siko Bouterse" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 or click the "edit" button today, and help us make it a reality! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > _______________________________________________ > 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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