If memory serves, another survey (not sure if before or after the 9%, or where to find it, off the top of my head - maybe someone else remembers?) came up with something like 13% female. So my guess is they added in some margin of error, and decided "less than 20%" was the most accurate way to characterize "maybe 9% or 13% or something in that vicinity, give or take some percentage points".
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Neotarf <[email protected]> wrote: > Where does the "less than 20%" number come from? The last survey I see is > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/December_2011_Wikipedia_Editor_Survey_topline.pdf > this one from 2011. On page 34 the numbers break down to 90% male, 9% > female, 1% transgender. > > Sure 9% is "less than" 20%, but it is also "less than" 70% or 100%. This > seems really misleading about the scope of the problem. > > Is there more recent research that has been released, that would justify > the use of the 20% number? The last I heard, we were still waiting for the > results of the 2012 survey. > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Wikipedia_Editor_Survey_2012 > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Alex Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Wikimedians, >> >> >> Today we are pleased to announce the launch of the Inspire Campaign in >> IdeaLab! >> >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire> >> >> This campaign aims to encourage, foster, and support new ideas for >> improving gender diversity on Wikimedia projects. Less than 20% of >> Wikimedia contributors are women, and many important topics are still >> missing in our content. We invite all Wikimedians to participate in the >> campaign on Meta-wiki by sharing your ideas, skills and feedback, and by >> helping to spread the word in your local communities. The campaign runs >> until March 31. >> >> All proposals are welcome - research projects, technical solutions, >> community organizing and outreach initiatives, or something completely new! >> Grants are available from the Wikimedia Foundation for projects developed >> during this campaign that need financial support. Constructive, positive >> feedback on ideas is appreciated, and collaboration is encouraged - your >> skills and experience may help bring someone else’s project to life. We >> hope experienced community members will also watch the IdeaLab pages to >> help keep the discussions positive and constructive. Join us at the Inspire >> Campaign and help our projects better represent the world’s knowledge! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex & the Inspire Team >> >> -- >> Alexandra Wang >> Program Officer >> Project & Event Grants >> Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> >> +1 415-839-6885 >> Skype: alexvwang >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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