Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias/Gender gap task force/related resources

Related Resources: Projects and Writings

These miscellaneous items generally are not "reliable sources" but are interesting background material related to Wikipedia's gender gap. They are provided in addition to the List of research studies on the Gender Gap, List of mainstream and tech media articles and List of Wikimedia/Wikipedia Gender Gap action projects.

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Related projects

  • [http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_111731472234343 Wikipedia Women], a Facebook page
  • [http://dhpoco.org/rewriting-wikipedia/ Postcolonial Digital Humanities] "Rewriting Wikipedia" project
  • [http://femtechnet.newschool.edu/wikistorming/ Wikistorming], New School Femtech project's Wikipedia page
  • [http://geekfeminism.wikia.com Geek Feminism Wiki], a Wikia "resource for and about women in geek communities" includes featured articles, FAQ, links to communities, resources, organizations, link to [http://geekfeminism.org/ GeekFeminism blog] which focuses on harassment and abuse of women in technological communities. Of particular interest:

:*[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Statement_of_purpose:_communities_including_men Sample statement of purpose for communities including men]

:*[http://geekfeminism.org/about/code-of-conduct/ "Code of conduct"] banning harassing behavior

:*[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy_resources How to create anti-harassment policies for conferences]

:*[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Sexualized_environment Sexualized environment]

:*[http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Free_sexism_consulting Free sexism consulting] (i.e., problems with asking women to fix problems created by men)

  • [http://www.wikihow.com/ WikiHow] has a large portion of women editors which is attributed in part to its friendly interface and guidelines. See this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXsUNcITjQ4 Wikhow presentation at Wikimania 2012], at Youtube.com
  • [http://adainitiative.org/ The Ada Initiative], a non-profit working to increase participation of women in open technology and culture
  • [http://womenactionmedia.org Women, Action & the Media], dedicated to building a robust, effective, inclusive movement for gender justice in media
  • [http://www.mediareporttowomen.com/ Media Report To Women] provides information on all types of media, how they depict women and related issues of interest to women.
  • [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ How to encourage women in Linux], the Linux Documentation project, a model for action
  • [http://vimeo.com/femtechnet FemTechNet Vimeo.com site]

Research studies/writings on similar topics and/or communities

  • Deborah Tannen, [http://books.google.com/books?id=7BT2sANKwLYC The Argument Culture], Ballantine, 1999, Chapter "[http://books.google.com/books?id=7BT2sANKwLYC&pg=PA250#v=onepage&q&f=false Fast Forward: Technologically Enhanced Aggression]", section, "Gender on the Internet"
  • Jodi K. Biber, Dennis Doverspike, Daniel Baznik, Alana Cober, and Barbara A. Ritter, [http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/109493102753685863 Sexual Harassment in Online Communications: Effects of Gender and Discourse Medium], CyberPsychology & Behavior. February 2002, 5(1): 33-42. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/109493102753685863 DOI]. Found that "in terms of gender differences, women rated online pictures and jokes as significantly more harassing than men."
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.journalism.org/2005/05/23/the-gender-gap/ |title=The Gender Gap |date=23 May 2005 |website=Journalism.com |publisher=Pew Research Center}} regarding women writers, researchers and academics' blogging to publish their thoughts and experiences.
  • {{cite journal |last=Johnston |first=Anne |last2=Friedman |first2=Barbara |last3=Peach |first3=Sara |date=2011 |title=Standpoint in Political Blogs: Voice, Authority, and Issues |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00497878.2010.548427#.U7MhnF5ycds |journal=Women's Studies |publisher= |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=269–298 |via=Taylor & Francis }} [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00497878.2010.548427 DOI]
  • Marilyn Livosky, Terry F. Pettijohn II, Jillian R. Capo, [http://www.tpettijohn.net/academic/Livosky%20Pettijohn%20Capo%20%282011%29%20-%20Reducing%20Sexist%20Attitudes.pdf Reducing Sexist Attitudes as a Result of Completing an Undergraduate Psychology of Gender Course], Psychology and Education, An Interdisciplinary Journal, July 3, 2012, [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2150-1092.2012.00041_32.x DOI.]
  • [http://royal.pingdom.com/2012/08/21/report-social-network-demographics-in-2012/ Report: Social network demographics in 2012], Pingdom, August 21, 2012. Comparison of numbers of women on the most popular social media sites.
  • {{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/article/The-Hard-Numbers-Behind/135236/ |title=Scholarly Publishing's Gender Gap |author=Robin Wilson |date=22 October 2012 |website=The Chronicle of Higher Education }}
  • [http://www.womensmediacenter.com/press/entry/womens-media-center-report-finds-women-still-underrepresented-misrepresente Women’s Media Center Report Finds Women Still Underrepresented, Misrepresented in U.S. Media], Women's Media Center, February 19, 2014

:* See also overview {{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/02/19/women_s_media_center_2014_report_the_representation_of_women_in_journalism.html |title=Women Are Scarce in Journalism, Film, and TV, and the Numbers Aren't Budging |author=Amanda Hess |date=19 February 2014 |website=The XX Factor |publisher=Slate }}

Misogyny and internet harassment

  • Steven Musil. [http://www.cnet.com/news/medium-cracks-down-on-cyberbullying-in-rules-update/Medium "Medium cracks down on cyberbullying in rules update. Blog publishing platform joins growing list of sites banning threats, harassment and revenge porn]."CNET, 2015-07-27.
  • Rose Eveleth. [http://niemanreports.org/articles/how-to-deter-doxxing/ "How to Deter Doxxing. Newsroom strategies to prevent the harassment that follows the public posting of home addresses, phone numbers and journalists’ other personal information."] The Daily Beast, 2015-07-17.
  • Tauriq Moosa. [http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/gender-society/internet-harassment-online-threats-targeting-women-research-review "This Ruling Could Change Online “Free Speech” Forever. A Canadian court case could change the way we handle Internet harassment and ‘free speech.’"] The Daily Beast, 2015-07-15.
  • John Wihbey and Leighton Walter Kille. [http://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/gender-society/internet-harassment-online-threats-targeting-women-research-review "'Internet harassment and online threats targeting women: Research review'"]. Journalist's Resource, Harvard Kennedy School, Shorenstein Center, 2015-07-13.
  • Jack Smith IV. [http://mic.com/articles/122046/league-of-legends-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-curb-harassment The World's Most Popular Video Game Fights Racist Harassment With Artificial Intelligence], Tech.Mic. July 13, 2015.
  • Sumana Harihareswara, [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Hospitality,_Jerks,_and_What_I_Learned#What_we_should_do "Hospitality, Jerks, and What I Learned"], Opening keynote address at Wiki Conference USA, May 30, 2014, in New York City. (includes audio recording)
  • Violet Blue, [http://www.zdnet.com/quoras-misogyny-problem-a-cautionary-tale-7000030762/ "Quora's misogyny problem: A cautionary tale"], ZDNet, June 22, 2014. Quote: "Sites that care can educate their admins and mods about online harassment, on detecting racist and sexist language, on conflict resolution and conflict diffusion, target and non-target status, and backhanded attacks (aka 'poisoning the well')."
  • Maeve Duggan, [http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/ "Online Harassment"], Pew Research Internet Project, October 22, 2014. Survey by the Pew Research Center. (See Slate review below.)
  • Amanda Hess, [http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/22/pew_online_harassment_study_men_are_called_names_women_are_stalked_and_sexually.html "On the Internet, Men Are Called Names. Women Are Stalked and Sexually Harassed"]. Slate, Oct. 22 2014. “Women are significantly more likely than men to report being stalked or sexually harassed on the internet” while men receive more physical threats. (Review of Pew Research Internet Project survey.)
  • Anne-Sophie Brändlin, [http://www.dw.de/five-campaigns-against-sexual-harassment-that-you-should-know/a-18031198 "Five campaigns against sexual harassment that you should know"], Deutsche Welle, October 31, 2014. Viral online video campaigns against sexual harassment.
  • Samantha Allen. [http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/it-doesnt-get-better-women-internet/ For Women on the Internet, It Doesn't Get Better]. The Daily Dot, Jul 16, 2014.