[sudo-discuss] Fwd: [eecs-announce] Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon -- Berkeley Site!

Hi! This sounds very interesting. Mitar -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: ANNA J CAREY &lt;annacarey(a)berkeley.edu&gt; Subject: [eecs-announce] Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon -- Berkeley Site! To: eecs-announce(a)eecs.berkeley.edu Please forward the following message about the Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon that will be hosted at UC Berkeley: *What:* Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon *Where:* BCNM Commons (near Free Speech Movement Cafe), Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley Campus *When:* Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate; suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the sometimes contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages. The practical effect of this disparity, however, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge. Let's change that. Join Berkeley Center for New Media on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. for a collaborative edit-a-thon of Wikipedia entries on subjects relating to art and feminism. We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedians, reference materials, and refreshments. Bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support. Women, women-identified, and male allies welcomed. *RSVP on Facebook and register on our Wikipedia Meet-up page. We look forward to seeing you there!* Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1595505167330247/ Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley/ArtAndFeminism_2015 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley/ArtAndFeminism_2015> -- Anna Carey UC Berkeley | Interdisciplinary Studies: Art & Technology annacarey(a)berkeley.edu | 914.907.4672 -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m