[Gendergap] Wikimedia Conference (was - Diversity training for functionaries)

2014-12-29 Thread Chris Keating
Hi Anne, Kerry and Christina - and everyone else, So the Wikimedia Conference programme committee appears keen to do something useful in terms of creating space for gender - gap work. So I wondered if you had any further thoughts about what *might* work at the Wikimedia Conference. As Anne

Re: [Gendergap] GGTF talk page

2014-12-29 Thread Carol Moore dc
On 12/29/2014 12:31 PM, Marie Earley wrote: 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

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimedia Conference (was - Diversity training forfunctionaries)

2014-12-29 Thread Kerry Raymond
I’m all for practical but I think awareness probably isn’t as high as you might hope. I think the report produced by Wikimedia Deutschland is a good recent summary of the state of play and could be a basis for a structure for discussion:

Re: [Gendergap] GGTF talk page

2014-12-29 Thread disgruntled grognard
yep, let's study some more, not all men, let's recruit more pipeline... i tend to edit in article space. talk space and even project talk are dysfunctional (waste of time) people seeking to disrupt, can only on wiki. i tend to organize on facebook, twitter, meetup etc. where there is adult

Re: [Gendergap] GGTF talk page

2014-12-29 Thread Risker
Very interesting thoughts. Myself, I avoid Facebook and Twitter like the plague, but I realise I'm very much in the minority there. I don't object to their existence, don't get me wrong, and I know some people find it useful. Having said that - it's interesting to read what another woman has

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimedia Conference (was - Diversity training for functionaries)

2014-12-29 Thread Nathan
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Chris Keating chriskeatingw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Anne, Kerry and Christina - and everyone else, So the Wikimedia Conference programme committee appears keen to do something useful in terms of creating space for gender - gap work. So I wondered if you had