It's appalling and depressing; but if somebody were to write a Wikipedia article about it, at this point, I'd say it fails WP:NOTNEWS.
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:52 AM, Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> wrote: > Did anyone see this? A popular blogger on Science (with more than 4 > million followers) is a woman. The woman herself, Elise Andrew, had no > idea it was a secret, and she was "outed" when she announced her > twitter account featuring a picture of herself. Apparently the bias > occurred because of the swear word on her facebook page which made > readers assume she was a man. Interesting conclusion! This is a > facebook hype that deserves a WP page, no? > > article is here: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/us-news-blog/2013/mar/20/i-love-science-woman-facbook > facebook page here: > http://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience > The TV interview with Dr. Michio Kaku on CBS morning show is here: > http://cbsn.ws/109mAEL > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -- Desiderius Erasmus
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