Can someone look at this for me?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Women%27s_Equality_Party#Proposal_to_remove_.27nonpartisan.27_from_the_info_box
The Women's Equality Party is non-partisan. It is willing to work with ANY and
ALL OTHER PARTIES. It is a key fact about them as a party. I think re
"An Obstacle" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman should definitely have an article.
http://blog.thereader.org.uk/2015/06/08/featured-poem-an-obstacle-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman/
Marie
From: Gendergap [gendergap-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] on behalf of
danc...@
From the beginning of September the UK will have a female Prime Minister,
either Theresa May or Andrea Leadsom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)_leadership_election,_2016
If Hillary Clinton becomes President, then Germany, UK and US will all have
female leaders.
Marie
Professor Lauren B. Edelman has done research on "symbolic compliance" (from
The Guardian), which refers to the way organizations' anti-harassment and
diversity policies and procedures are primarily focused on demonstrating
compliance in a legal context - and likely do little to actually reduce
The Guardian has also done a study of the comments added to articles. They
found female writers were far more likely to receive criticism / comments that
had to be deleted.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/12/the-dark-side-of-guardian-comments?CMP=twt_gu
Marie
Date: Wed, 20 Apr
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK is issuing prosecutors with
guidelines on how to interpret existing laws about trolling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35712772
In particular fake accounts used specifically to harass. If anyone suspects
that they have been targeted that way b
I filled it in a couple of days ago. Some of the questions asks about
interaction with "other users", I pointed out that there isn't some homogenous
block called "other users".
I also mentioned that, in my case, it wasn't so much harassment as low-level
nonsense e.g. on the GGTF, where there a
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 wrote:
As much as I like to see an event like this happening,
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: i...@art.plusfeminism.org
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
S
>Yes,
and if English-Welsh law governed Wikipedia he could then sue for libel and
have
all that reliably-sourced
>critical material removed regardless of it being
truthful, and then make sure that the fact that it was removed
>cannot be
reported in any news article that would show up in search
The right to be forgotten rule comes from the European Union and only affects
links to content not content itself, and the UK has reservations about it
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/11036257/Telegraph-stories-affected-by-EU-right-to-be-forgotten.html
Welsh? Last time I checked you
I'm no fan of Amazon but hasn't this guy just used their Kindle self-publishing
tool, https://kdp.amazon.com/signin?
This is the problem that I have with the whole notion of 'first amendment =
trump card'. If he were British and self-published from a laptop within the UK
then he would be arrest
Meanwhile... have you seen the article on "moral panic"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic lately? Particularly the US-centric
"examples" section?
How many refs does one example need?
Marie
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:17:48 -0400
From: slowki...@gmail.com
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.or
Extract from "Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism" by Natasha Walter
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y1eVeyOTuNQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Natasha+Walters+Living+Dolls+contents&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAWoVChMIwMPPouCzxwIViDkaCh1XvApV#v=onepage&q&f=false
>"The way that masculinity and femininity
A proposed policy page now exists as well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sexual_harassment
However, personally I think the third proposal suggested by User:EvergreenFir
is the one to go with: "A harassment policy that specifically mentions
identity-based harassment
(including, but not
I'm not keen on the phrase "female-related content", I posted this transcript
of an exchange I had with an editor
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2015-April/005670.html in
April.
When I dared to suggest that women could be interested in topics other than the
ones he suggested
The Data Protection Act 1998 tends to be for things like banking records,
medical records.
He could argue that the film is a piece of "art", which was made by mutual
agreement, and therefore qualifies under the "freedom of expression" exemption
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/sec
Yeah, I was sorry to hear about this too. Good luck with everything you do.
Marie
Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 17:00:42 -0700
From: myindigol...@gmail.com
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Retired
I'm sorry for not posting this sooner.
Carol Moore dc: I was sad to learn tha
Has Wikimedia ever used Open Space Technology (OST). It's one of those things
that is hard to describe, but this video on an OST event about the theatre
gives you the basic idea: http://vimeo.com/75226991
Sellotaped to the floor are particular words, so you might have "JIMBO" or
"MEDIA" and fo
I recently attended an event for women thinking of getting into the creative
digital sector. There were workshops on: writing content; monetizing blogs
(through affiliate programs); and a basic introduction to coding.
The coding workshops were really popular. I think the perception of Wikipedia
For anyone interested I've written an essay which turns Antin et al's report
http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~coye/Pubs/Articles/GenderWikiSym2011.pdf
into a set of graphics which, I think, are a bit easier to follow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:The_Vintage_Feminist/Antin_et_al_graphic
ting_ANY_other_accounts_on_ANY_other_websites.3F
that would change the WP:OUTING policy to prohibit all mention of
outside accounts, including Reddit Men's Rights and Reddit Gamergate, "trying
to address the issues without being able to talk openly about the evidence is
difficult&
cover more than just examples where both parties were in the
UK? For example if the victim was anywhere in the world but the offender was in
the UK, wouldn't the UK law apply?
Regards
Jonathan Cardy
On 30 Jan 2015, at 16:46, Marie Earley wrote:
There is something I thought I should
Yes, no action from ArbCom or however, followed by a criminal conviction.
Quotes from the judge in the criminal trial appearing in the media alongside
quotes from those on-wiki who just said, "Closing this... no action...
trivial... this isn't a matter for administrators..." etc.
Perhaps even a
would change the WP:OUTING policy to prohibit all mention of
outside accounts, including Reddit Men's Rights and Reddit Gamergate, "trying
to address the issues without being able to talk openly about the evidence is
difficult".
On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Marie Earley
I don't know a lot about this case, but taking a cursory look at the diffs...
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Gamergate_controversy&diff=prev&oldid=628547686
...presumably an "excessive edit" is a derogatrory way of saying "a single
large edit". In which case I would probably h
When I see a discussion thread being 'jumped on' and derailed by negative
comments I sometimes think perhaps the answer is - as a kind of code /
signifier, and instead of "why don't you" or "if all you've come here to do
is cause trouble" - to say:
"Well if this thread / page is going t
Thought this was interesting.
How to ge more women to join the debate
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/how-to-get-more-women-to-join-the-debate/?_r=2
>"Women were clearly underrepresented in my data. They made only a quarter
of comments, even though their
>comments got more recommen
Thanks for that. A few other things that is worth noting.
* There is an excellent journal article by Joanne Baker, "The ideology of
choice. Overstating progress and hiding injustice in the lives of young women:
Findings from a study in North Queensland, Australia"
http://www.sciencedirect.com
Okay, deep breath. I have to say this... I am not a fan of women only groups
and I probably wouldn't join.
I don't live in a women only world and I wouldn't want to.
Yes we do get some men on GGTF and elsewhere who are either MRA and would
rather see us all rot, or they fall into the category
I don't know how it goes in other parts of the world but here in the UK if you
apply for a job, take a one day course in a particular subject, or do just
about anything, there is always an equal opportunities monitoring form like
this one:
http://www.city.ac.uk/about/working-at-city/hr-policies
We're abandoning the GGTF on Wikipedia? Fair enough.
It was just that I had an editor accused me of radical feminism POV pushing on
GGTF via my talk page (I dared to say that it was "interesting" that the
example topics that he thought women would be interested in editing, other than
feminism,
Is it possible to post some of the stuff that has been mentioned on here on the
GGTF talk page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias/Gender_gap_task_force
It feels like the two have nothing in common at the moment. There's a whole
load of "why don't w
Manchester to London, bit too far for time / distance a fortnight before
Christmas for me.
Marie
From: roberta.we...@wikimedia.org.uk
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 09:44:02 -0500
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] a gender gap meet-up?
Great idea! Are there enough people on the
I got one and thought, "Wait a minute, doesn't that get you into trouble?" I've
unsubscribed too. If I was ever going to burn my bridges I would do it in a
more considered and constructive way than something like that.
Marie
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 02:21:35 -0500
From: risker...@gmail.com
To: gen
I don't mind setting up the page and creating a provisional list probably based
on existing assessments, but then it will have to go to discussion.
Marie
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:32:17 -0700
From: slimvir...@gmail.com
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Gendergap] What's
nt dispute on enwiki is relevant to the Wikimedia gender gap community as
a whole.
On Nov 30, 2014 1:47 AM, "Marie Earley" wrote:
Not sure if this will produce a new thread or attach to the existing one (I've
checked my spam folder, ther
I'm getting my GG notifications through now.
JJ Marr: Re: context, I was having trouble getting the GG e-mails so I couldn't
hit reply and keep my messages in the same thread (although I did use the same
title). It should have been the next message in this thread:
https://lists.wikimedia.or
Not sure if this will produce a new thread or attach to the existing one (I've
checked my spam folder, there's nothing there) but anyway
Tim: I just wondered whether you regard this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias/Gender_gap_task_force#
Okay, so this is the last message that I had in my e-mail inbox (it's from 4
September 2014).
I've checked my settings and they show me as still subscribing to the list and
the check-box to receive the messages is ticked.
Can someone please look into how I've dropped off the system?
Thanks
M
Test. To see if my message appears on [Gendergap].
Marie
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A more credible article about Noiva do Cordeiro, near Belo Vale, Minas Gerais,
Brazil, has been done by The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/11065364/Inside-the-Brazilian-all-woman-village-desperate-for-men.html
It's more of a cultural thing that the men wo
What's interesting to me about this discussion, and Gender Gap generally, is
the discrepancy between what is perceived as being driving women editors away
(and if you really want to see a classic example then the 'drop the sticks'
closed section of this discussion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Intersectionality is the name for it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality
... and this is what it looks like in practice
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2014/mar/31/laura-bates-everyday-sexism-double-discrimination-intersectionality
Marie
From: emilymonro...@gma
I guess you mean Richard Scudamore at the Premier League in the UK
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/20/fa-take-no-action-richard-scudamore-sexist-email-greg-dyke
whose secretary outed his sexist e-mails
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/exposed-richard-scudamore-se
Just a couple of things to note:
* Reporting would not be anonymous (only adjudicating would be).
* A statement from both editor's would be included in a case.
* I'm not sure how the process could be 'gamed' if the downloaded case was
assigned randomly by computer & to more than one adjudicator w
ors do not identify their gender at all in any
consistent fashion? I've personally never added any gender categories to my
userpage, for example, and I have no intention of doing so now.
Some thoughts.
Risker/Anne
On 6 July 2014 04:51, Marie Earley wrote:
I previously describe
I previously described my experience of being a member of Kevin Spacey's
Trigger Street Labs website
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-June/004388.html
I think part of my shock was based on being British, and how the sink-or-swim
attitude prevailed by those running and modera
've used them all at different times,
with more or less success depending on circumstances.
CM
On 7/1/2014 10:03 PM, Marie Earley wrote:
Gosh, I did make a pig's ear out of it didn't
s this? I recall someone on this list saying that
> someone called Sarah was suspended (unclear what's meant) for an off-wiki
> comment. (Or something like that; I can't find the original.) I can't think
> of how that might apply to me, and Sarah Stierch has said it doesn&
Gendergap-L
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From: Marie Earley
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Sent: 29 June 2014 14:07
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Gendergap]
Moderation and the future of Gendergap-L
"I entered "Wikipedia" and "male
rights
7 who might reasonably be
described as sex-positive feminists or third-wave feminists, which isn't really
all that many https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-positive_feminism ).
Marie
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:46:52 -0700
From: rkald...@wikimedia.org
To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: R
en, and safe
environment where conversations related to the purpose of the list could occur.
We can't change the past, but hopefully we'll be able to help guide the list
in a more beneficial direction in the future.
Best,Kevin Gorman
On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Marie Ear
Since you've asked Derric...
When you posted your message, "Can we please steer it back on topic and
remember why we are all here?"
- I was ready to steam in as I misinterpreted it.
I thought that - as a response to Carol's comment that women get hassled here
and quit the list - you were sayi
I'm not sure if I would agree with the word 'error', Wikipedia happens in a
context, which is where all these discussions began, with the cautionary tale
article about Quora
http://www.zdnet.com/quoras-misogyny-problem-a-cautionary-tale-730762/
Away from Wikipedia I'm a member of the No Mor
Okay, so I've put my name down for the gender bias task force (Professor
Strassmann is already a member).
I also wanted to say that, I get a sense from a number of these threads that it
is not just a case of finding projects / ambassadors / systems etc. to tackle
the issue, but also a language
A subpage in an existing project would be one idea but please not the Feminism
project. I was invited to it very early on by well meaning editors as a place
for such discussions but found sex-positive feminists who think female porn
stars are the definition of female empowerment.
Gender Studies
Apologies for long post but, as another example of external pressure often
being able to get to do more than internal, I'd like to relate the following
experience.
In October 2008 I joined TriggerStreet.com (now Trigger Street Labs). It is a
website set up by Kevin Spacey and his business part
There was an interesting report done into the front covers of 1,000+ copies of
Rolling Stone magazine - Equal Opportunity Objectification? The Sexualization
of Men and Women on the Cover of Rolling Stone, originallly printed in the
academic journal Sexuality & Culture.
One of the categories tha
There is a discussion currently taking place on the talk page of the article
"Sexualization". I would be grateful for some input from the gender gap
community.
Thanks
The Vintage Feminist
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