GenderGapOnWikipedia

Shining a light on the unpleasant core of Wikipedia. Are you comfortable with this?

[gobonobo @gobo_nobo]

"I suggest that you pack up your ovaries and go away." @SaidOnWP http://t.co/R4Z2Vv0JRa

[Wikipediocracy @Wikipedia_Forum]

"A suggestion for attracting and keeping female editors" https://t.co/AtsPl5G46i @SaidOnWP

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

"do not harass young editors [saying] they are inherently immature; ..old editors [as]... past it; ... male editors" #saidonWP

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

And again: “The problem is that if one type of harassment is mentioned, all the others have to be mentioned as well” #saidonWP

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

"If sexual harassment is mentioned, others will want their favorite harassment target mentioned" (https://t.co/fyDKNPrfgm) #saidonWP

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

“No, nothing extra is needed."

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

Identify sexual harassment as something users may suffer on #Wikipedia?

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

3 months of grants focused on the gender gap: "is a negative signal to all..." (https://t.co/HQMTFE5eO6)

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

"The Dutch #Wikipedia has a severe gap with only 6% female participation." (https://t.co/R5gmMKGqbx)

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

The #GenderGap on #Wikipedia is NOT because of a failure of women to engage, BOTH genders need to play a role in fixing it

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

"...what we can do... to encourage male editors... to be more pro-active..." https://t.co/5XgE6nndzB

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

Said of this: "Is it fair to ask women for their unpaid labour (on #Wikipedia) in exchange for the kind of treatment we've seen...?"

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

"Women can't end sexism in the workplace just by showing up" http://t.co/Za4QR5K5vs by @JessicaValenti.

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

"I never ever abuse women. In our culture women are compared with dogs." More collegial discussions on #Wikipedia (https://t.co/RUHxyC6mz7)

[Pam Baker @bakercom1]

How to Edit #Wikipedia: Lessons from a Female Contributor http://t.co/Co5SHWrWTI Great tips (and warnings) #diversity

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

@wikisignpost: will 2015 be any different?

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

@wikisignpost: many users complained in 2014 about your coverage of females and "gentlemen's club" feel to several issues.

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

Unwarranted optimism? #wikisignpost section title for first 2015 edition? "Kock Up" (https://t.co/OrJe7qg4ua) Readership? 3000+ weekly

[GenderGapOnWikipedia @SaidOnWP]

With more attention than ever before, here's hoping for a bumper 2015 & real progress on #Wikipedia