GLAM Women - WE CAN [EDIT]!
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Sarah Stierch@[email protected]
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
That's our commitment.
Staff of the Seattle Municipal Archives, 2010 - Joe Mabel, CC BY SA 3.0
Librarians - 83% (2011)
Archivists - 64% (2004)
MLS - 81%
9%*
*Yup, it's that bad
How can you provide every human being with the sum of all knowledge when only 9%, of half the population, is sharing on Wikipedia?
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
WHY?
busy
wiki markupneutrality
social media
reverted
overwhelmed
BE BOLD
Photo: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, CC BY SA 3.0
Photos: Slowking4, CC BY SA 3.0
the 21st century quilting bee
● Content specific● Wikipedians + staff● WikiWomen's History Month - March● Wine and Wiki
BE AN ADVOCATE
Photo: TaitM, CC BY SA 3.0
● Train staff & interns● Help us create documentation & how-
to's● Develop GLAM WIKI partnerships
WIKIWOMEN'S COLLABORATIVE
● @WikiWomen
● blogs.wikimedia.org○ WikiWomen
●●●●●
Photo: Matthew Roth, CC BY SA 3.0
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