Let's not reinvent the wheel, shall we? A group like Maggie described already exist - for years - under the name Wikichix-l (see http://lists.modernthings.org/listinfo.cgi/wikichix-l-modernthings.org )
Is a mailing list who exist since December 2006<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LSS/foundation-l-archives/2006_12_03-09>and the sumary of creation was " *Angela Beesley announced the creation of a mailing list<http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikichix-l>and Wiki <http://wikichix.org/> for female WMF-projects editors to discuss gender bias and ways to make the projects more inviting for women. Discussion followed on whether this is a positive development, and whether a number of other divisions will (or should) spring up after this.*" _____ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal <http://wikimedia.pt> (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. É isso o que estamos a fazer.* On 2 October 2011 04:51, Lika Tika <likatikalikat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > This is my first time contributing to this list. First, I'd like to say > that I don't think it's inappropriate to create an optional women only > space. As Maggie mentioned, she is not interested in replacing this > discussion. Protected spaces for minorities may be useful, especially > considering the atmosphere sometimes present in this project. > > I do think it's interesting that men have repeatedly told the women in this > discussion to essentially pipe down, or that they're doing things all wrong. > Not that it might not be true, but they have certainly gone about it in a > way that comes dangerously close to 'mansplaining.' > > Thanks for the invite, Maggie, I'll be joining you. > > Lika > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Marc Riddell > <michaeldavi...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> on 10/1/11 7:37 PM, Maggie at rockerre...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> I've created this group as a women's-only group to discuss things without >> being inhibited by a male presence, >> >> Maggie, >> >> "...inhibited by a male presence" [?] Isn't this a personal issue that, I >> hope, each person would want to address within themselves; instead of >> joining a group that merely enables & facilitates it? >> >> If the goal is to more solidly bridge the gap between the genders in the >> project - this is definitely not the way to go about it. >> >> Marc Riddell >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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