Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity, however, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.

Let’s change that. Join us at Yale Union on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. This is our third year supporting an international effort with Art+Feminism. We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian and reference materials. Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support. Women, women-identified, and male allies are welcome. We will have free on-site childcare and a few computers available to use. Please RVSP for childcare with children's ages to artfeminismwiki@gmail.com

For more information visit: 
http://art.plusfeminism.org/
http://artandfeminism.tumblr.com/

Portland contact: artfeminismwiki@gmail.com
Portland Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland/ArtAndFeminism_2016
Info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z9X6NqCGwSr0h-t2aRBd8sjWrcUDayLF8Hr5TnA38hQ/edit?usp=sharing

Organized by Siân Evans/Art Libraries Society of North America’s Women and Art Special Interest Group, Dorothy Howard, Jacqueline Mabey/failed projects, and Michael Mandiberg, in collaboration with POWarts and The Museum of Modern Art.