Women in galleries, libraries, archives and museums can edit Wikipedia! Become a WikiWoman today!

1. Sarah Stierch
@sarah_stierch
sarah@sarahstierch.com

2. Imagine a world in
which every single
human being can
freely share in the
sum of all
knowledge.
That's our
commitment.

3. Librarians - 83%
(2011)
Archivists - 64%
(2004)
MLS - 81%
Staff of the Seattle Municipal Archives, 2010 - Joe Mabel, CC BY SA 3.0

5. 9% *
*Yup, it's that bad

6. How can you provide every
human being with the sum
of all knowledge when only
9%, of half the population,
is sharing on Wikipedia?

7. When women don't contribute to
Wikipedia....
● Wikipedia lacks coverage of subjects that
women may have interest in (i.e. fashion,
history, literature, women's sport, healthcare,
education)
● Biographical coverage about women is
severely lacking
● Wikipedia's policies, projects and programs
are developed by a male majority
● Discussions about topics such as abortion,
pregnancy, and feminism are often
dominated by males

8. WHY?

9. busy
social media
overwhelmed
neutrality
wiki markup
reverted

11. BE BOLD
Photo: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, CC BY SA 3.0

12. the 21st century quilting bee
● Content specific
● Wikipedians + staff
● WikiWomen's History Month - March
● Wine and Wiki
Photos: Slowking4, CC BY SA 3.0

13. BE AN ADVOCATE
● Train staff & interns
● Help us create documentation & how-
to's
● Develop GLAM WIKI partnerships
Photo: TaitM, CC BY SA 3.0

14. WIKIWOMEN'S COLLABORATIVE
● @WikiWomen
● Facebook
● blogs.wikimedia.org
○ WikiWomen

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Photo: Matthew Roth, CC BY SA 3.0

16. Important links
● WikiWomen's Collaborative
○ Blog roll
● Teahouse (for online editing help!)
● Conflict of Interest statement example
● GLAM-Wiki
● Sarah's userpage on Wikipedia
● Sarah's own website