Re: [Gendergap] Gender gap vs gender bias

2016-04-05 Thread J Hayes
yes, i believe we have discussed this before- there is a systemic bias in article subjects (including a sub-set of bios) based on editor interest; there is a systemic bias in the "reliable sources" which makes it harder to address bias, by adding sources alone; there is systemic bias with

[Gendergap] Gender gap vs gender bias

2016-04-05 Thread Natacha Rault
Hi everyone, I am running currently a project in Switzerland dedicated to the gender gap. More information here (in French) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Suisse/Biographies_des_femmes_en_Suisse and here on the website of the University of Geneva:

[Gendergap] Call for Participation: Study on Women in Wikipedia

2016-04-05 Thread Danielle J McDonald
Hi all, I'm currently conducting some research on the experiences of self-identified women editors on English Wikipedia. Despite the studies and articles discussing how so few women edit, still very little is known about the experiences of women who actively edit English Wikipedia and their