There was one very silly comment at the blog entry
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/05/01/meet-the-inspire-grantees/
So I couldn't help commenting on what I see as the big problem...
Having lots more edit-a-thons, etc. to get women to try Wikipedia is
great. But we can’t keep just ignoring the biggest problem – which is
guys, individually and too often in small groups, who don’t like or
think important information about women or which might be somewhat more
interesting to women than men. And they just don’t like women coming
into their “turf”, be it by adding information, opining on talk pages or
– Heavens forbid! – reverting them. In other words – sexism. They often
ignore a woman’s positive contributions but are quick to criticize
harshly anything they disagree with. Other guys may have qualms about or
even strongly dislike this kind of behavior, but most of them will not
repeatedly criticize it or fight to stop it. This kind of sexism is rife
among editors, administrators and arbitrators. And probably too many
Wikimedia Foundation employees. Ending sexism has to be more action
oriented from the top down if Wikipedia is going to make it easier for
women to edit, or to edit while they admit they are female.
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