The *#WhyIStayed hashtag shows also applies to this discussion. * On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 6:05 AM, Gender Gap <saido...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey, I've been following this list for a while. I'm pretty sick of the > constant sexism on Wikipedia, and depressed because it's not just a few > users, but seen in the opinions and suggestions of so many. I've started a > twitter account (https://twitter.com/SaidOnWP) to give some examples of > what I think the most egregious things said are. This will probably upset > some users, especially users that meant well, but many things that are said > that are "well-meaning" have some offensive underlying ideas. > > I want to show the mass of evidence that sexism exists on WP in a venue > where it doesn't have to be interrupted by users demanding proof. I know > that this is more confrontational than some users will want, but I'm sick > of the anti-interventionalist sentiment from different quarters in WP, with > the attitude "oh! well it's up to what the community wants...!" This is a > problem with the community and I hope to shed some light on it. > > I'm going to be posting things every day and have enough content planned > for about a month, repost, send me examples or follow my twitter. I'm only > posting content from this year, and include analyses, discussions, > commentary and incidents. > > #saidonWP > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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