Workshop: 10 Women in 10 Minutes
Description
10 Women in 10 Minutes is a fast paced activity that starts with a lightning talk about 10 women not represented in Wikipedia across cultural landscapes. This talk is then followed by an “edit-a-thon” where experienced and new Wikipedia editors will work together to create articles on Wikipedia (in the language of their choice) about the 10 women presented. The 10 women will be announced day of and collaborative editing will be key in building the content. This event will serve as a fun way to “mind the gap” of only nine percent of editors on Wikipedia being women – hopefully inspiring women to contribute to the world’s most popular resource for free knowledge. A cap of 60 attendees is suggested. Participants of any gender welcome.
Session Host
Sarah Stierch, Wikimedia Foundation, United States, @sarah_stierch
Contributors
TBA
Bios
Sarah Stierch: A Wikipedian since 2004, Sarah Stierch is leading the fight in closing the gender gap within Wikipedia and related websites by assisting others in “minding the (gender) gap” in Wikipedia and developing programming for the Wikimedia Foundation as a Community Fellow. Stierch is also a curator by heart, with her Master’s in Museum Studies from George Washington University. She utilizes her curatorial and art history background to explore how open source communities like Wikipedia can work with cultural institutions to improve content. Living in the Bay Area, she also provides consulting services to cultural and historical organizations. You can follow her on Twitter at @sarah_stierch.
Details
Location: HACK workshop 2
Date & Time: Thur 20, 17:30-19:00
Target Group: Anyone seeking to share free knowledge with the world!
Topic Stream: Gender and Diversity in Openness