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

Framing the issue

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

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

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

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

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

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?

• 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?