Dear all Over the next month I'll be writing a piece for a new MuseumsEtc. publication, *Feminism and Museums: Intervention, Disruption and Change.* The title of my chapter will be 'Closing the Gender Gap on Wikimedia' and the focus will be on the work of Wikimedia UK and the wider global movement to develop responses to the exclusion or misrepresentation of women and their creative works. I hope to be able to draw on case studies of good practice across the movement, showcasing partnership projects with museums or the wider cultural sector including galleries, archives and libraries, including those where the gender gap is compounded by geographic, linguistic and racial bias.
I'd love to hear about any projects you've been involved with or are aware of, however big or small, that might fit within the broad remit of feminism, culture and open knowledge. I would like the piece to be as inclusive and intersectional as possible so if you have examples of work with or about particularly marginalised groups, such as (but not confined to) transgender women, do let me know. I have contacted Art+Feminism, Women in Red, the Executive Directors mailing list and UK-based Wikimedians in Residence about this separately but again, feel free to suggest people I should be talking to. With thanks in advance, and all best wishes Lucy -- Lucy Crompton-Reid Chief Executive Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0991 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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