[Gendergap] Survey re: Wikimedia Commons

2018-01-19 Thread Amanda Menking
Hi All, I’m sharing a call for participation in a survey about Wikimedia Commons. The student running the survey is a young woman with whom I have been working on a project about broadening participation. Please feel free to share with others. Thanks! Amanda / Mssemantics (EN Wiki) — Do you li

[Gendergap] Classification and Its Consequences for Online Harassment: Design Insights from HeartMob

2017-12-23 Thread Amanda Menking
A recent article that may be of interest to members of this list: Classification and Its Consequences for Online Harassment: Design Insights from HeartMob Online harassment is a pervasive and pernicious problem. Techniques like natural language processing and machine learning are promising appr

Re: [Gendergap] the poem gap

2017-05-11 Thread Amanda Menking
I'd be happy to work with English majors and MLIS students at the University of Washington. I'm a former English major and teacher myself. :) On May 11, 2017, at 7:39 PM, J Hayes mailto:slowki...@gmail.com>> wrote: i would nominate sadads, he's the digital humanist but his plate is full maybe a

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

2016-04-06 Thread Amanda Menking
Beering 2167 From: Lane Rasberry mailto:l...@bluerasberry.com>> Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 7:32 AM To: Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.; Danielle J McDonald Subject: Re: [Gende

Re: [Gendergap] Video Q&A discussing Arbcom and gender/orientation harassment cases

2015-10-22 Thread Amanda Menking
Thank you for doing this work, Neotarf! ~Amanda/Mssemantics On Oct 22, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Neotarf mailto:neot...@gmail.com>> wrote: A transcript of the speech is now available: https://neotarf.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/danielle-citrons-wikicon-online-harassment-speech/ The other links again: ht

[Gendergap] Visualizations of "gender gap"

2015-09-23 Thread Amanda Menking
May also be of interest... https://www.behance.net/gallery/29739077/Gender-imbalance-and-Wikipedia http://www.densitydesign.org/research/gender-imbalance-and-wikipedia/ ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription

[Gendergap] FW: fembot: Digital Sexism / Public Discourse

2015-09-23 Thread Amanda Menking
May be of interest to some? ‹ Amanda Menking PhD Student Information School | University of Washington https://ischool.uw.edu/people/phd/amenking On 9/23/15, 9:58 AM, "Sobieraj, Sarah" wrote: >Hello Everyone- - > >I have been quietly enjoying the contributions to thi

Re: [Gendergap] Announcing Inspire Campaign Grantees (Carol Mooredc)

2015-05-06 Thread Amanda Menking
+1 Eloquently put. From: LtPowers mailto:ltpowers_w...@rochester.rr.com>> Reply-To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects." mailto:gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org>> Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 11:29 AM To: "'Addressing ge

[Gendergap] National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) partners with Wiki Education Foundation

2015-04-09 Thread Amanda Menking
http://www.nwsa.org/content.asp?pl=17&sl=111&contentid=111 ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap

[Gendergap] "Feminism, Technology, and Labor" - Video of Judy Wajcman interviewed by Anne Balsamo

2015-02-26 Thread Amanda Menking
This video may be of interest to some: https://vimeo.com/75183012. Most relevant to Wikipedia, perhaps, are the comments re: cultural shifts. FemTechNet presents a video dialogue on the history of the engagement of feminism, technology, and labor. Judy Wajcman interviewed by Anne Balsamo August

Re: [Gendergap] surveys of active female editors?

2015-02-03 Thread Amanda Menking
rojects." mailto:gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org>> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] surveys of active female editors? I'm glad to hear you're doing this research, and look forward to the results. Andreas On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Amanda Menking mailto:amenk...@uw.edu>> wrote: Hi

Re: [Gendergap] surveys of active female editors?

2015-01-20 Thread Amanda Menking
Hi All, These are all really good and complex questions because individual differences, areas of work within Wikipedia, and personal experiences can greatly affect why an editor of any gender chooses to stay or go. From my research thus far, I do, however, think the predominant culture and norm

[Gendergap] CFP: CSCW 2015 Workshop - Feminism and Feminist Approaches in Social Computing

2014-11-05 Thread Amanda Menking
emailed to feministcsc...@cornell.edu<mailto:femcsc...@cornell.edu> Important Dates Submissions due: Nov 21 5pm EDT Acceptances announced: Dec 15, 2014 Workshop date: March 15, 2015 Thank you! Stephanie B. Steinhardt, Cornell University Amanda Menking, University of Washington

Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-15 Thread Amanda Menking
n within Wikimedia projects." mailto:gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org>> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap Amanda, I had a similar problem - I was only able to enter one article before it decided I was done and submitted the survey. I had many more than 1 to add! Thanks Em On

Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-14 Thread Amanda Menking
ey blanked an answer after the list wasn't provided. I see the answers to the final question (which asks for general feedback) even if other questions aren't answered. I'm not sure why it looks as though an answer has been blanked, but I'll look into it tonight! Best, Am

Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-14 Thread Amanda Menking
sts.wikimedia.org>> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap Your survey came at the right time. I just quit Wikipedia. On Oct 14, 2014 10:32 AM, "Amanda Menking" mailto:amenk...@uw.edu>> wrote: Hi, I've just activated a survey re: the gender gap, primarily on

Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-14 Thread Amanda Menking
177110471539 Good luck, and keep us posted about the results of the survey! Regards Netha On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Amanda Menking mailto:amenk...@uw.edu>> wrote: Hi Katherine, I've checked and have made sure the settings are correct. I'm not collecting user names or IP

Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-14 Thread Amanda Menking
vey." after about five pages (the last button I filled in was rating something like "I avoid certain areas of the community because I have been harassed"). Does that mean the survey was complete, or did I hit a bug? On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Amanda Menking mailto:amenk...@uw.edu

Re: [Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-14 Thread Amanda Menking
ALL editors who contribute to the English language Wikipedia. It does not require or record your user name or real name. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me via amend...@uw.edu<mailto:amend...@uw.edu> or reach out to User:Mssemantics. Thanks! Amanda Men

[Gendergap] Survey re: gender gap

2014-10-14 Thread Amanda Menking
real name. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me via amend...@uw.edu or reach out to User:Mssemantics. Thanks! Amanda Menking ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/ma

Re: [Gendergap] Other (non -male or -female) Gender Knowledge for Study

2014-09-23 Thread Amanda Menking
Max, You may want to use Category tags such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Transgender_and_transsexual_people, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Men. Imperfect, but a start? Best, Amanda From: Maximilian Klein mailto:isa...@gmail.

Re: [Gendergap] Huge list of Gender Gap resources

2014-08-28 Thread Amanda Menking
This is fantastic, Carol! I've been (very slowly) updating https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_gap. Will you be posting these resources there, too? If not, may I? Best, Amanda From: Carol Moore dc mailto:carolmoor...@verizon.net>> Reply-To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to inc

[Gendergap] Wikimania 2014 Attendees - I'd love to talk to you!

2014-08-07 Thread Amanda Menking
Hi, If you're attending Wikimania 2014 and have time to chat, I'd love to talk to you. I'm conducting interviews with editors, contributors, and community members who represent ALL genders and ALL perspectives re: Wikipedia and the gender gap. You can find me via Twitter (@amandamenking), EN W

Re: [Gendergap] [Spam] Re: Sexualized environment on Commons

2014-07-30 Thread Amanda Menking
Thanks Pine! ~ A. On Jul 30, 2014, at 3:27 PM, "Pine W" mailto:wiki.p...@gmail.com>> wrote: Marie, Thanks very much for this overview of your early experience as an editor. Would you mind sending this email to the editor growth team so that they can look at your experience for ideas about wh

Re: [Gendergap] men on lists

2014-07-03 Thread Amanda Menking
Our current IEG grantee for research on female editing, Mssemantics (Amanda), may have something to say, although she may want to wait until she feels she has adequate data from her research. In any case, I'm going to encourage Mssemantics to participate on the discussion on this list or at lea

Re: [Gendergap] Wikimania London 2014 - Request for interviews for Women & Wikipedia IEG

2014-06-05 Thread Amanda Menking
Yes, Nemo, you¹re right! I make a lot of mistakesŠ every day. :) On 6/5/14, 1:10 AM, "Federico Leva (Nemo)" wrote: >Amanda Menking, 04/06/2014 20:54: >> My primary goal is to interview en.wikipedia editors who self-identify >> as women, but I¹d also love to talk

[Gendergap] FW: Wikimania London 2014 - Request for interviews for Women & Wikipedia IEG

2014-06-04 Thread Amanda Menking
I was busy multi-tasking and didn't notice my typo below: My email address is amenk...@uw.edu. :) Thanks! From: Amanda Menking mailto:amenk...@uw.edu>> Reply-To: "Addressing gender equity and exploring ways to increase the participation of women within Wikimedia projects.&qu

[Gendergap] Wikimania London 2014 - Request for interviews for Women & Wikipedia IEG

2014-06-04 Thread Amanda Menking
Hi All, I recently received a Wikimedia Individual Engagement Grant (IEG) to continue research re: the gender gap. As a part of the IEG, I'll be attending Wikimania in London this August, and I'd love to start scheduling interviews to take place during Wikimania. You can review my IEG proposal

[Gendergap] Wikimedia IEG - Request for feedback (Notification)

2014-03-31 Thread Amanda Menking
imits and to be realistic regarding scoping, I've had to focus only on en.wikipedia.org. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Women_and_Wikipedia Best, Amanda Menking / Mssemantics ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia

Re: [Gendergap] Help: Research on whether we have made any difference?

2014-02-26 Thread Amanda Menking
Hi, Laura has posted about her informal research at http://wikinewsreporter.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/the-role-of-english-wikipedias-top-content-creators-in-perpetuating-gender-bias/. I'm currently working on a largely qualitative study w/r/t women and English language Wikipedia, which I'll make