Yeah I stopped submitting DYK a long time ago...drama, rude people, too "complex" of a process for something so simple... On Jul 17, 2014 8:19 AM, "Rob" <gamali...@gmail.com> wrote:
> DYK is pretty dysfunctional behind the scenes so I don't think there's any > hope of changing DYK processes to address this issue. What can be done is > to encourage individual WikiProjects addressing the gender gap to include > submitting new and improved articles to DYK as a part of their regular > process of article improvement. It's very easy to get a good article onto > DYK once it is submitted there. > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Rosiestep Wiki <rosiestep.w...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I've noticed this for years -- fewer women's biographies vs. men's in an >> average week at the DYK section of the main page. Maybe I've noticed this >> because I'm a highly prolific contributor to DYK. But I've wondered how >> many reader eyeballs land on the main page and notice the same thing? >> >> Some statistics here: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recent_additions >> >> Annually, there's a preponderance of women's biographies in March >> (Women's History Month). And during the rest of the year, there's the >> occasional set (6-7 "hooks") or occasional day (2-3 sets) where the >> majority of the biographies are regarding women. But it's an uncommon >> occurrence over the course of a week. The reason seems simple: fewer >> women's biographies are being nominated by editors, so fewer are promoted, >> and fewer appear at DYK. It almost goes without saying that fewer women's >> biographies are created/expanded compared to men's but it's actually >> important to address this, as IMO, it's the crux of the problem. I am not >> suggesting and would not support setting limits on the number of men's >> biographies which appear at DYK. Instead, I'd like to believe that >> issue/problem recognition is the first step before we brainstorm some >> objectives, develop workplans (i.e. monthly edit-a-thons anyone?), and >> measure outcomes. >> >> I'm considering creating a proposal and applying for a grant to work on >> this "percentage issue". Feedback? >> >> -Rosie >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rosiestep >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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