Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Rohini Lakshané
Hello everyone, Last month, I had put together a work plan for Gender gap activities in India: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap_India_work_plan I would greatly appreciate it if you could add your suggestions, feedback and comments to the work plan or post them here. The strategy shared

Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Nathan
This might be a dumb question, but are there any ongoing GenderGap related efforts right now outside of content projects (i.e. other than on a Wikipedia etc.)? Is there a thematic organization focused on it, or any significant research or outreach grants or programs? It seems like an obvious

Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Nathan
It just seems like there is a lot of sort of low-hanging fruit opportunity that the WMF could take advantage of if its serious about really addressing the issue. Why not hire an activist of sorts to be either a WMF employee or a grant funded contractor, who can develop initiatives, speak at

Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Sarah Stierch
Do keep me posted it something comes out of the diversity conference. I'd like to be involved in the formation if a usergroup if it's possible. I talked to people in Hong Kong about forming a group to advise for Wikimania and provide a safe space for women to hang out and to provide a space for

Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Sarah Stierch
Nathan, you mentioned hiring a contractor or a staff member. I was a fellow last year, and I did all of that (speaking at conference, media outlets, generate initiatives, etc.) but the focus of WMF changed so my contract wasn't extended and a position was not formed. And some of us - Adrianne,

Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Nathan
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Sydney sydney.po...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, with the narrowing focus last year the community will need to take the lead. But from the meeting earlier this year it is clear that there definitely is talented people on staff at WMF who are more than willing to

Re: [Gendergap] Renewing gender gap conversations on meta

2013-10-16 Thread Siko Bouterse
Rohini, I've been excited to see the India work plan develop and will be really interested to hear what comes next as plans develop into action! We've been wondering if you and others in the India community would want to partner with WMF to organize a gender gap event in Bangalore in February as