[Gendergap] Final WikiWomen's Collaborative post + end of my fellowship
Hi everyone, I wanted to share my report about the WikiWomen's Collaborative with you. It's a project I developed as a way to engage and build community around experienced and potential women editors and contributors to Wikimedia projects. My fellowship ends this week, and I'll be writing a blog about my experience. But, please do know: I am so grateful to everyone who has been involved in the past year. Just knowing I had a community of people to come to really means a lot - it's been an emotional and remarkable experience. I'll be writing a more formal blog about the past year, soon. -- Here are my report: * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative/Final_report The highlight for me is seeing that women involved in the Collaborative started editing more than ever in September - the same time when the project launched. You can also find the main page for my fellowship here: * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships/Fellows/Sarah_Stierch I hope you'll join us in the project and get involved: * http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative -- I am moving back to volunteer status in regards to my gender gap work. I am still doing public speaking, presentations and all the stuff that goes with spreading word about the importance of women's involvement. But, please do remember: I'm a volunteer again and have three jobs :) If you're curious as to what I'm up to right now: -I'm serving as US OpenGLAM Coordinator for the Open Knowledge Foundation -I'm doing a Wikipedian in Residency at the World Digital Library -I also run my own consulting firm where I work with public and private clients around the world doing museum curatorial work, marketing, lecturing, blahblahblah. I'm also hoping I can do some more projects with Wikimedia, so we'll see!! Thank you again for all of the support this list has given me. I am indebted. In wikilove, Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Museumist and open culture advocate/* Visit sarahstierch.com http://sarahstierch.com ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] My second Wikipedia article: Sarah Stierch
Looks like we're keeping Sarah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sarah_Stierch Decision:Keep Hmmm, was he referring to MY yapping about other stuff? Oh, well ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Final WikiWomen's Collaborative post + end of my fellowship
Sarah, Thank you for being fearless and unflagging in your work this year, and for keeping your sense of humor and head above water while tackling ambitious projects and issues. I have seen all the ways you've helped move us closer to closing the gap by bringing new understanding, inspiration and strategies for supporting more women to edit. You've also taught me personally a lot about Wikipedia and have been a whole lot of fun to collaborate with. Here's to you, to ongoing gender gap projects, and to new projects yet to come! Siko On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Hi everyone, I wanted to share my report about the WikiWomen's Collaborative with you. It's a project I developed as a way to engage and build community around experienced and potential women editors and contributors to Wikimedia projects. My fellowship ends this week, and I'll be writing a blog about my experience. But, please do know: I am so grateful to everyone who has been involved in the past year. Just knowing I had a community of people to come to really means a lot - it's been an emotional and remarkable experience. I'll be writing a more formal blog about the past year, soon. -- Here are my report: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative/Final_report The highlight for me is seeing that women involved in the Collaborative started editing more than ever in September - the same time when the project launched. You can also find the main page for my fellowship here: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships/Fellows/Sarah_Stierch I hope you'll join us in the project and get involved: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative -- I am moving back to volunteer status in regards to my gender gap work. I am still doing public speaking, presentations and all the stuff that goes with spreading word about the importance of women's involvement. But, please do remember: I'm a volunteer again and have three jobs :) If you're curious as to what I'm up to right now: -I'm serving as US OpenGLAM Coordinator for the Open Knowledge Foundation -I'm doing a Wikipedian in Residency at the World Digital Library -I also run my own consulting firm where I work with public and private clients around the world doing museum curatorial work, marketing, lecturing, blahblahblah. I'm also hoping I can do some more projects with Wikimedia, so we'll see!! Thank you again for all of the support this list has given me. I am indebted. In wikilove, Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist and open culture advocate* Visit sarahstierch.com http://sarahstierch.com ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- Siko Bouterse Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. sboute...@wikimedia.org *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. * *Donate https://donate.wikimedia.org or click the edit button today, and help us make it a reality!* ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] My second Wikipedia article: Sarah Stierch
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Carol Moore DC carolmoor...@verizon.net wrote: Looks like we're keeping Sarah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sarah_Stierch Decision:Keep I'll repeat here what I said during the discussion: I'd like to say how delighted I am in the quality of the discussion here, on the sensitive topic of one of our own (albeit one of our own who seems to have no enemies in the project, as opposed to some of us more prickly types who have gotten on many folks' nerves and/or stepped on their toes). -- 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 ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Final WikiWomen's Collaborative post + end of my fellowship
Thank you, Sarah for sticking your ore in the water and paddling up stream. :-) :-) IMO, you raised awareness about the gender gap and tried several projects that are going to have a long term effect on the way that we deal with new users as Wikipedia tries to be more diverse. Good luck in the next year!! Warm regards, Sydney On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.comwrote: Hi everyone, I wanted to share my report about the WikiWomen's Collaborative with you. It's a project I developed as a way to engage and build community around experienced and potential women editors and contributors to Wikimedia projects. My fellowship ends this week, and I'll be writing a blog about my experience. But, please do know: I am so grateful to everyone who has been involved in the past year. Just knowing I had a community of people to come to really means a lot - it's been an emotional and remarkable experience. I'll be writing a more formal blog about the past year, soon. -- Here are my report: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative/Final_report The highlight for me is seeing that women involved in the Collaborative started editing more than ever in September - the same time when the project launched. You can also find the main page for my fellowship here: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships/Fellows/Sarah_Stierch I hope you'll join us in the project and get involved: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative -- I am moving back to volunteer status in regards to my gender gap work. I am still doing public speaking, presentations and all the stuff that goes with spreading word about the importance of women's involvement. But, please do remember: I'm a volunteer again and have three jobs :) If you're curious as to what I'm up to right now: -I'm serving as US OpenGLAM Coordinator for the Open Knowledge Foundation -I'm doing a Wikipedian in Residency at the World Digital Library -I also run my own consulting firm where I work with public and private clients around the world doing museum curatorial work, marketing, lecturing, blahblahblah. I'm also hoping I can do some more projects with Wikimedia, so we'll see!! Thank you again for all of the support this list has given me. I am indebted. In wikilove, Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist and open culture advocate* Visit sarahstierch.com http://sarahstierch.com ___ 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