GLAM Women - WE CAN [EDIT]!
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The document discusses the lack of women's contributions to Wikipedia, noting that only 9% of Wikipedia editors are women, which results in less coverage of topics related to women. It promotes the WikiWomen's Collaborative, which aims to get more women involved in Wikipedia through activities like editing events and training programs, in order to make Wikipedia more inclusive of all topics. The collaborative encourages people to get involved by advocating for more women on Wikipedia and helping to create documentation and partnerships.
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GLAM Women - WE CAN [EDIT]!
- 2. Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
- 3. Librarians - 83% (2011) Archivists - 64% (2004) MLS - 81% Staff of the Seattle Municipal Archives, 2010 - Joe Mabel, CC BY SA 3.0
- 5. 9% * *Yup, it's that bad
- 6. How can you provide every human being with the sum of all knowledge when only 9%, of half the population, is sharing on Wikipedia?
- 7. When women don't contribute to Wikipedia.... ● Wikipedia lacks coverage of subjects that women may have interest in (i.e. fashion, history, literature, women's sport, healthcare, education) ● Biographical coverage about women is severely lacking ● Wikipedia's policies, projects and programs are developed by a male majority ● Discussions about topics such as abortion, pregnancy, and feminism are often dominated by males
- 8. WHY?
- 9. busy social media overwhelmed neutrality wiki markup reverted
- 11. BE BOLD Photo: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, CC BY SA 3.0
- 12. the 21st century quilting bee ● Content specific ● Wikipedians + staff ● WikiWomen's History Month - March ● Wine and Wiki Photos: Slowking4, CC BY SA 3.0
- 13. BE AN ADVOCATE ● Train staff & interns ● Help us create documentation & how- to's ● Develop GLAM WIKI partnerships Photo: TaitM, CC BY SA 3.0
- 14. WIKIWOMEN'S COLLABORATIVE ● @WikiWomen ● Facebook ● blogs.wikimedia.org ○ WikiWomen
- 15. ● ● ● ● ● Photo: Matthew Roth, CC BY SA 3.0
- 16. Important links ● WikiWomen's Collaborative ○ Blog roll ● Teahouse (for online editing help!) ● Conflict of Interest statement example ● GLAM-Wiki ● Sarah's userpage on Wikipedia ● Sarah's own website