Interesting! I always assumed that the reason was because that though many women work in the arts, the "gendergap" in content is larger than for any other field. So for example, in education, many women work as teachers and there are lots of women who write books and run schools. In hospitals, many women are nurses, doctors and work in the administration. In the arts, many women are art historians and work in museum administration, but the percentage of works hanging on museum walls that are by female artists is less than 3%.
On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Art+Feminism <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Risker and Marie, > > You both make very valuable points! Under the umbrealla of +Feminism ( > www.plusfeminism.org), part of what were are trying to do is create an > organizer's toolkit, with suggested organizing workflow and training > materials, that other feminist, thematic edit-a-thons can use and remix. > Thus, if someone wanted to start Politics+Feminism or Medicine+Feminism, > the barrier to entry would be much lower. We would be very happy to have > this happen. > > All best wishes, > Siân Evans + Jacqueline Mabey + Michael Mandiberg > ᐧ > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 7:00 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Send Gendergap mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Gendergap digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Call for Participation: 2016 Art+Feminism Wikipedia >> Edit-a-thon (Risker) >> 2. Request for advice about editathons (Pine W) >> 3. Re: Request for advice about editathons (J Hayes) >> 4. Re: Request for advice about editathons (Lennart Guldbrandsson) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 17:25:48 -0500 >> From: Risker <[email protected]> >> To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the >> participation of women within Wikimedia projects." >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Call for Participation: 2016 Art+Feminism >> Wikipedia Edit-a-thon >> Message-ID: >> < >> capxs8ytippenlkcorab5+ymlvgcoxx5h6bguputdxyca7jy...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Is that you I see volunteering to organize one, Marie? :-) >> >> I suspect that is the reason, to be honest - nobody specifically taking >> the >> bull by the horns. It requires interest in the subject, and a willingness >> and ability to organize the events. Economics is not a particularly >> popular subject (comparatively speaking) in the Wikipedia world - the >> entire topic area could use a lot of work, not just the aspects relating >> to >> women or feminism - and like anything else, the smaller the number of >> people participating in a topic area, the less likely there will be >> individuals who take on the challenge of organizing collaborative events. >> >> As to Women in Politics, I think this is probably (at least for women in >> Western countries) one of the better covered areas, simply because most of >> our major language Wikipedias treat all politicians at what they consider >> to be notable levels of government in pretty much the same way, using >> essentially standardized formats. >> >> Risker/Anne >> >> On 6 November 2015 at 06:16, Marie Earley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > As much as I like to see an event like this happening, and the Women in >> > Science event, I'm left wondering why there are no similar events for >> Women >> > in Politics or Economics + Feminism. >> > >> > Marie >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:47:08 -0500 >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: [Gendergap] Call for Participation: 2016 Art+Feminism Wikipedia >> > Edit-a-thon >> > >> > >> > Dear Gender gap mailing list members, >> > >> > We are in the process of organizing the third annual international >> > Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. The New York event will be held at >> the >> > Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA on >> > Saturday, March 5, 2016. We are looking for support in the form of >> > participants and suggestions. >> > >> > Last year, over 1500 participants at the Museum of Modern Art in New >> York >> > and more than 75 node events around the world participated in >> > Art+Feminism’s second annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, resulting in the >> > creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 >> > articles on Wikipedia. *Together, we can double those numbers in 2016! * >> > >> > If you’re interested in hosting an edit-a-thon in your city over the >> > weekend of March 4-6, 2016, please be in touch. There are funds >> available >> > to help node events pay for childcare and refreshments. You can reach us >> > at: [email protected]. >> > >> > If you want to help out in other ways, we are also gathering research >> > materials for the March event: >> > >> > >> > - Suggested Topics >> > - Articles needing creation >> > - Articles needing expansion and/or cleanup >> > - Suggestions for online research materials on women and the arts >> > - Any existing documentation you might be willing to share on >> > Wikipedia editing or conflict resolution online >> > - You can find more information about the project and upcoming events >> > on our meet-up page: >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism >> > - Or on our website: http://art.plusfeminism.org >> > >> > >> > I encourage you to forward this message on at your discretion. >> > >> > Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you! >> > >> > All best, >> > >> > Siân Evans + Jacqueline Mabey + Michael Mandiberg >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Website <http://art.plusfeminism.org/> | Wikipedia >> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism> | >> Facebook >> > <https://www.facebook.com/artandfeminism> | Mailing List >> > < >> http://tumblr.us9.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=ee76401e2efcdd499ae588b57&id=c589d77a01 >> > >> > | #artandfeminism >> > ᐧ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ 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 >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/attachments/20151106/bafe76e0/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 14:38:28 -0800 >> From: Pine W <[email protected]> >> To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the >> participation of women within Wikimedia projects." >> <[email protected]>, Maria Cruz <[email protected]> >> Cc: Raymond Leonard <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Gendergap] Request for advice about editathons >> Message-ID: >> <CAF= >> [email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi GG mailing list and Maria from WMF Eval, >> >> Cascadia Wikimedians ran a series of editathons at the University of >> Washington with themes like "Women and astronomy" and "Women and Health >> Sciences". We did some communications through the University's Facebook >> pages and mailing lists. While we had regular attendance from veteran >> Wikipedians and from university librarians, we had very little attendance >> from current students on campus who we had hoped would attend. >> >> I heard from a female undergraduate that there was buzz and interest on >> campus in what we were doing, but few people took the next step of coming >> to one of our events. >> >> Another comment I heard at Wikiconference USA is that university >> editathons >> are most successful if there's a current undergraduate on campus who is >> interested and recruits their friends. In the absence of that, the >> university editathon model tends to have mediocre outcomes. >> >> Any suggestions about how to increase attendance if we decide to try this >> again in the future? >> >> Thanks, >> Pine >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/attachments/20151106/c04f164e/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 18:12:40 -0500 >> From: J Hayes <[email protected]> >> To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the >> participation of women within Wikimedia projects." >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Request for advice about editathons >> Message-ID: >> < >> can38rzlbrjbo6bmz8af5zx3jp42h-msvwhmg+qms+rdxziu...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> i agree the trend is low undergraduate attendance if not part of grade >> >> some campus marketing (fliers, partnership with groups seems in order) >> but we don't have a handle on it. >> major divide between readers and editors seems hard to close. >> >> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi GG mailing list and Maria from WMF Eval, >> > >> > Cascadia Wikimedians ran a series of editathons at the University of >> > Washington with themes like "Women and astronomy" and "Women and Health >> > Sciences". We did some communications through the University's Facebook >> > pages and mailing lists. While we had regular attendance from veteran >> > Wikipedians and from university librarians, we had very little >> attendance >> > from current students on campus who we had hoped would attend. >> > >> > I heard from a female undergraduate that there was buzz and interest on >> > campus in what we were doing, but few people took the next step of >> coming >> > to one of our events. >> > >> > Another comment I heard at Wikiconference USA is that university >> > editathons are most successful if there's a current undergraduate on >> campus >> > who is interested and recruits their friends. In the absence of that, >> the >> > university editathon model tends to have mediocre outcomes. >> > >> > Any suggestions about how to increase attendance if we decide to try >> this >> > again in the future? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Pine >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Gendergap mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> > visit: >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/attachments/20151106/cf419429/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 00:42:47 +0100 >> From: Lennart Guldbrandsson <[email protected]> >> To: Gendergap <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Request for advice about editathons >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Good question. In our experience from the weekly editathons in Gothenburg >> ( >> https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Projekt_kvinnor/Kvinnliga_huvudpersoner_p%C3%A5_Wikipedia) >> there are a few things we've learned: >> >> * even though people are interested, it may take a while before they >> actually come. In a few cases, people thought about it for several months >> before showing up. >> * media reports are key to reaching newcomers and the reports need to be >> positive, including reporting on results ("we've created this many >> articles", etc) >> * recruiting people with a large network is also a big plus. If you can >> get that person enthusiastic about the editathons, he or she can be better >> than any poster or article in the newspaper. >> * the place needs to be easy to find, centrally located and feel >> homey/welcoming. Signs pointing towards the editathon is a good idea >> * make a welcoming project page (ours is a work in progress) >> >> But realistically, the bulk of the work is going to be done by the core >> team, so make sure you have fun even if noone shows up. >> >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Lennart Guldbrandsson >> >> 070 - 207 80 05 >> http://www.elementx.se >> Skriv som ett proffs - min senaste bok >> Få regelbundna skrivtips direkt till din inkorg >> >> @aliasHannibal - på Twitter >> >> "Tänk dig en värld där varje människa på den här planeten får fri >> tillgång till världens samlade kunskap. Det är vårt mål." >> >> >> Jimmy Wales >> >> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 18:12:40 -0500 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Request for advice about editathons >> >> i agree the trend is low undergraduate attendance if not part of grade >> some campus marketing (fliers, partnership with groups seems in order) >> but we don't have a handle on it.major divide between readers and editors >> seems hard to close. >> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi GG mailing list and Maria from WMF Eval, >> >> Cascadia Wikimedians ran a series of editathons at the University of >> Washington with themes like "Women and astronomy" and "Women and Health >> Sciences". We did some communications through the University's Facebook >> pages and mailing lists. While we had regular attendance from veteran >> Wikipedians and from university librarians, we had very little attendance >> from current students on campus who we had hoped would attend. >> >> I heard from a female undergraduate that there was buzz and interest on >> campus in what we were doing, but few people took the next step of coming >> to one of our events. >> >> Another comment I heard at Wikiconference USA is that university >> editathons are most successful if there's a current undergraduate on campus >> who is interested and recruits their friends. In the absence of that, the >> university editathon model tends to have mediocre outcomes. >> >> Any suggestions about how to increase attendance if we decide to try this >> again in the future? >> >> Thanks, >> Pine >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/attachments/20151107/f32ba474/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of Gendergap Digest, Vol 58, Issue 4 >> **************************************** >> > > > > -- > > Website <http://art.plusfeminism.org/> | Wikipedia > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism> | Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/artandfeminism> | Mailing List > <http://tumblr.us9.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=ee76401e2efcdd499ae588b57&id=c589d77a01> > | #artandfeminism > > _______________________________________________ > 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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