Re: [Gendergap] [Foundation-l] Fundraising is for men

2011-11-29 Thread Nicole Willson
Given my background in wikis and fundraising for women's non-profits (YWCA and the National Organization for Women among others), I'd just like to point out a few things: 1. When I visited the first link, I saw that half the respondents are married. I know from the donations I've handled and the

Re: [Gendergap] WikiChix

2011-09-26 Thread Nicole Willson
Some of your probably already know this but the term chix references the LinuxChix movement. But if it's spoken and not written, it could very easily come off as 70s throwback. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Emily Monroe emilymonro...@gmail.comwrote: I don't think I've heard/read chick for

Re: [Gendergap] Weird lame body fashion whatever website of the, day

2011-09-17 Thread Nicole Willson
There are some medical wikis out there that might be good to collaborate with: http://askdrwiki.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Physician_Medical_Wiki http://www.medpedia.com/ - This one looks like they also have a Quora like system that lets you ask questions. If those methods don't work, I know

Re: [Gendergap] Fwd: Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons

2011-05-23 Thread Nicole Willson
Comments like that don't make me run out of commons, but they do get an eye roll from me at the very least. I don't see why that kind of comment is necessary. The images or comments are not what keep me from participating in commons, it's not having a clear sense of whether or not comments like

[Gendergap] Gender Gap discussion at Recent Changes Camp 2011

2011-03-15 Thread Nicole Willson
Hello, As one of the organizers/attendees for Recent Changes Camp Boston 2011, I just wanted to share what happened during the Gender Gap session through pictures taken by wikiHow admin ttrimm. This was the most popular session, followed by a session about Wiki Politics: Gender Gap session