Gender gap strategy/More ideas
We have lots of ideas! Below are more ideas shared at the 2014 gender gap strategy workshop. Please add yours to the list!
Other initiatives
[edit]Framing the issue
[edit]Create a vision statement and clear framing of the issue, including:
- Succinct statement of the issue and why it matters
- Theory of change
- Examples/success stories
15 attendees of the 2014 Gender gap strategy workshop prioritized this initiative.
Private socialization spaces
[edit]Online spaces that are women-only.
- Women's-only Teahouse
13 attendees of the 2014 Gender gap strategy workshop prioritized this initiative.
WikiWomen's march
[edit]Series of events around International Women's Day (March).
- Outreach to media and partners with awareness calls to action
- Toolkits for how to get involved;
- Online support for editors via WikiWomens' Collaborative
13 attendees of the 2014 Gender gap strategy workshop prioritized this initiative.
Form a user group
[edit]Develop a formal user group combining all the allies working to redress the gender gap. This would create a cohesive group behind the topic, propel women to the forefront of leadership, and provide a means of receiving funding for future initiatives.
11 attendees of the 2014 Gender gap strategy workshop prioritized this initiative.
Support more initiatives on sister projects
[edit]Support sister projects that have a low barrier to entry.
- Wikidata
- Wikivoyage
9 attendees of the 2014 Gender gap strategy workshop prioritized this initiative. Possible initiatives:- 1. development of communication-for example text messages on a doctor's bleep phone. Sometimes women doctors' opinions are disregarded. 2. development of i-print services, which copuld lead to imprioved communication skills(Some ladies find the printing issue extremely frustrating.)
Cross-wiki coverage tracking
[edit]A cross-wiki coverage & tracking tool to help keep track of quality coverage of various topics.
6 attendees of the 2014 Gender gap strategy workshop prioritized this initiative.
What else?
[edit]- Appoint mediators in groups/chapters to deal with gender/diversity complaints -- build a process!
- Get more men involved in the discussion,in particular professional people such as doctors etc.
- Partnerships with non-Wikimedia women-focused organizations (Ada Iniatiaive, Science Girl, Geek Feminism)
- Mentorship: pair new female editors with other female editors for support
- Regional cooperations
- Have a process for talking to people who actively discriminate (publically and privately)
- No new admins until at least 25% identify as women
- Support/replicate Ada Initiative's "what can I as a straight white male do to help" training
- Be cognizant that it is discouraging for editors who feel out of place for being female to attend feminist events where the trainers are all or mostly men!
- How can we be more transgender inclusive?