In celebration of #IWD2022, we hosted a panel with Wikimedia movement leaders working to improve gender equity on @Wikipedia and beyond.
See highlights from the convo with our CEO @MaryanaIskander + @metik, @erinamukuta, @GuteMonik, and @Rosiestep.https://w.wiki/4uVh
Official numbers prove the gender gap, as noted by @GuteMonik – according to the UN "Women in Science" report, only 30% of science researchers in the world are women. Colombia "occupies the position 15 out of 20 in Latin American countries in themes of gender and research".
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@metik expressed sorrow that in Mexico and other Latin American countries, "women live permanently in a state of alert." The silver lining is that there are solutions, and Wikimedia projects play a large role in closing the gender gap: "when we go as a group, we are stronger."Show this thread -
The Wikimedia movement celebrates "the full non-binary specter of gender,"
@MaryanaIskander pointed out. "And we talk about gender diversity in its broadest form."Show this thread -
"I'm hopeful that someone out there who is listening to us and is hearing our different perspectives becomes inspired today by what they heard, and that they take that inspiration and they transform it into action, in whatever way is comfortable for them."—
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When talking about reaching out to young people,
@erinamukuta said: "You are inspiring them, but you are also making these topics relevant to them currently, in their situation. You are also making it a safe space, and fun, interesting."Show this thread -
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@GuteMonik highlighted that@Wikipedia is a space under construction, but also a "source of information to meet, to be inspired by, to follow in the footsteps of other women."Show this thread -
Every time
@metik finishes a new article about a notable woman who was previously not on@Wikipedia, it's a collective success. "We are communicating with these women from the past, who opened the doors for us, and we say 'Here you are, what you have always deserved, sis'."Show this thread -
You can watch the full, multilingual panel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4o1x04VeTw …
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