*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for today's blog posts regarding the Women and Wikipedia IEG Project. Thanks for reviwing: *
*Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ *SM Calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#July_14 Creating Safe Spaces Posts - *t*: A systematic approach to the gender gap discussion is what new IEG grantee @amandamenking hopes to provide: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ - *t*: The Women and Wikipedia IEG project is designed to address the gender gap by providing a "safe place" for Women: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ - *t*: "How can we talk about Wikipedia's gender gap without alienating critics and allies?" @amandamenking explains: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ - *f/g*: “If you don’t understand why safe spaces are important, the world is probably one big safe space to you.” New IEG grantee Amanda Menking hopes to address the gender gap by aggregating qualitative and quantitative data to create a safer environment. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ - *f/g*: "This past month I’ve been watching, reading and thinking. I’ve been revisiting my goals." Amanda Menking and The Women and Wikipedia IEG project hope to collect and provide the Wikimedia community with aggregate qualitative and quantitative data that can be used to address the gender gap.https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ - *f/g*: "Being a cyclist is like being a woman: *Welcome to being vulnerable to people around you. Welcome to being the exception, not the rule. Welcome to not being in charge.*" Amanda Menking, a 2014 Individual Engagement Grantee, is determined to create a "safe place" on Wikipedia and fight the gender gap. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/14/creating-safe-spaces/ -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org
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