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(2012 memberships)

http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2012/07/01/genderbalanc/

32%

n = 14,671

female members in the ASA

http://www.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=bios

26%

n = 65

female statisticians in history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_statisticians

1.6%

n = 622

female statisticians on wikipedia

‣ 1944: Helen M. Walker ‣ 1980: Margaret E. Martin ‣ 1987: Barbara A. Bailar ‣ 1989: Janet L. Norwood ‣ 2006: Sallie Keller-McNulty

‣ 2007: Mary Ellen Bock ‣ 2009: Sally C. Morton ‣ 2011: Nancy L. Geller ‣ 2013: Marie Davidian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_American_Statistical_Association

past female ASA presidents !without wikipedia pages

‣ ~33 million Wiki pages, ~4.5 million articles in English, still many gaps and room for improvement

‣ Only ~13% of Wikipedia contributors are women

‣ Add info, fix citations, revert vandalism, fix spelling and grammar errors, rewrite for readibility, add links and categories to associate pages, add freely licensed and public domain images, translate pages

‣ Anything to edit is revertable, fixable, improveable, so don’t hesitate!

editing wikipedia

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/business/media/31link.html

Have you ever edited wikipedia?

Have you ever come across an article where you felt that it could be improved or contained false/lacking/misleading

information?

Have you corrected that article?

Why / why not?

wikipedia’s gender gap manifesto

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gender_Gap_Manifesto

why women don’t edit wikipedia?![in their own words]

http://suegardner.org/2011/02/19/nine-reasons-why-women-dont-edit-wikipedia-in-their-own-words/

‣ interface not user friendly:“Wikis are not very friendly – that’s for sure! I guess I’m also in the rare 15% because I have not only edited but created Wikipedia pages in the past! […] I wish the interface was nicer but I think the whole wiki-point is “stripped down” or perhaps it’s just “for geeks only”.”

‣ too busy:“Want to know why I’m not editing Wikipedia? I’m busy doing science.”

‣ don’t feel sufficiently self confident:“I think my experience may explain some of it – I’ve never edited anything because I’ve never felt I had the necessary expertise in a subject. It was always “oh, I’m sure there’s someone who knows a lot more than me! Besides, who am I to go change what the person before me has written?” Which, now that I think about it, is a very socialised-female kind of behaviour. Boys don’t tend to be encouraged to doubt themselves and defer to others nearly as much.”

why women don’t edit wikipedia?![in their own words]

http://suegardner.org/2011/02/19/nine-reasons-why-women-dont-edit-wikipedia-in-their-own-words/

‣ conflict-averse and don’t like Wikipedia’s sometimes-fighty culture

“I agree that Wikipedia can seem hostile and cliquish. Quite simply, I am sensitive and the internet is not generally kind to sensitive people. I am not thick-skinned enough for Wikipedia.”

‣ find its overall atmosphere misogynist

‣ information they bring to Wikipedia is too likely to be reverted or deleted

“Since the New York Times covered the issue, I’ve heard more stories than I can count of women who gave up contributing because their material was edited out, almost always because it was deemed insufficiently significant. It’s hard to imagine a more insulting rejection, considering the massive amounts of detail provided on gaming, television shows, and arcane bits of military history.”

how to encourage more women participation![from sue gardner, exec. director of the wikimedia foundation]

http://suegardner.org/2010/11/14/unlocking-the-clubhouse-five-ways-to-encourage-women-to-edit-wikipedia/

‣ stage and support women only activities

‣ don’t get dissuaded by opposition to women’s initiatives

‣ work to create and protect a female-friendly environment

‣ emphasize social impact

‣ make deliberate efforts to recruit women

getting started

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

create an account

five pillars of wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Five_pillars

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia“not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press”

Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view“impartial tone” + “avoid advocacy, characterize information and issues rather than debate them"

Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use, modify, and distribute

“respect copyright laws, and never plagiarize from sources”

Editors should treat each other with respect and civility

Wikipedia does not have firm rules“be bold but not reckless, do not agonize about making mistakes”

formatting quickstart

Plain old text. A blank line indicates a paragraph break.

’’italics’’ (two single quotes) ’’’bold’’’ (three single quotes)

==Heading== ===Subheading===

* Some * List * Items

links, citations, categories

This is a link to the [[American Statistical Association]]

This links to the American Statistical Association, but says [[ASA | American Statistical Association]]

This is an external link to [http://www.amstat.org/]

This is one way to add a citation, which will be included in the references section at the bottom: <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.amstat.org/ | title = “American Statistical Association}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category: statistics]]

The '''Florence Nightingale David Award''' recognize a female statistician who exemplifies the contributions of [[Florence Nightingale David]]. The award, established in 2001, is sponsored jointly by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.niss.org/copss/ | title = Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies}}</ref> and the Caucus for Women in Statistics<ref>{{cite web | url = http://caucusforwomeninstatistics.wordpress.com/ | title = Caucus for Women in Statistics}}</ref>, and it is presented biennially. !The award recognizes excellence in being a role model to women, statistical research, leadership of multidisciplinary collaborative groups, statistics education, and service to the profession.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nisla05.niss.org/copss/OperatingProceduresFNdavid.pdf | title = Operating Procedures for the Florence Nightingale David Award}}</ref> !The presentation of the award takes place at the annual [[Joint Statistical Meetings]] (JSM). !==Winners of the Florence Nightingale David Award Award== * 2001: Nan M. Laird * 2003: Juliet Popper Shaffer * 2005: Alice S. Whittemore * 2007: Nancy Flournoy * 2009: Nancy Margaret Reid * 2011: Marie Davidian * 2013: Lynne Billard !==References== {{reflist}} ![[Category:Statistical awards]] [[Category:Mathematics awards]] [[Category:Awards established in 2001]]

an example:!Florence Nightingale David Award

option 1:!edit a page

option 2:!come up pages +

details that to be added

participatory

‣ If you already have an account and have edited before, partner with those who haven’t so that you can share your expertise

‣ If you have a laptop / internet connection, partner with those who don’t if you’d like to do real time edits

‣ Tip: Make use of your sandbox

‣ Corrections / suggestions to existing pages can be made on the Talk page, or directly edited in clear-cut cases

‣ Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged… ‣ “If your life and achievements are verifiable and

genuinely notable, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Autobiography

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‣ set up a Google+ account & post regularly

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