Submissions/The gender gap in Wikipedia: What are we doing in Mexico?

This is an accepted submission for Wikimania 2015.

Submission no.
1015
Title of the submission
The Gender Gap in Wikipedia: What are we doing in Mexico?
Type of submission (discussion, hot seat, panel, presentation, tutorial, workshop)
Presentation
Author of the submission
Paulina Sanchez
E-mail address
psanchez820@gmail.com
Username
psanchez820
Country of origin
Mexico
Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
Wikimedia Mexico
Personal homepage or blog
Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)

Wikimedia, like many other social and technological projects around the world, presents an unacceptable gender gap in terms of female collaborators. Out of 10 Wikipedia editors, only one is female.

One of the consequences of poor female participation in Wikimedia has to do with the type of content that is created, there is a lack of diverse articles about women, of themes related to women’s issues, and there are even articles that reinforce sexist gender stereotypes.

Sadly, we don’t have the precise data of Mexican participants but we know that of the five most active Wikipedia editors of 2014, none of them are women.

In Wikimedia Mexico we have tried to increase women’s participation in public events, such as talks, workshops, editathons, and photograph tours. In some cases it has been achieved equal participation of women and men, but this has not been enough.

At the beginning of the year, we have allied with other organizations that promote gender equality in different areas and we have tried to push forward a project for gender equality in Wikipedia. This project consists of an awareness campaign and a series of Editatonas for the creation of content with a variety of themes: relevant woman (national and international), feminisms, and Mexican feminicides.


Track
  • Wikimedia Projects in the Spanish speaking countries
Length of session (if other than 30 minutes, specify how long)
30 minutes
Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
Yes
Slides or further information (optional)
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