Hamilton Feminist Edit-a-Thon

When: Sunday April 10th 2016 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Where: CoMotion On King – 115 King Street East, Hamilton, ON

Organizers: Meg Smith (@megthesmith) and Erin O’Neil (@erinlauraoneil)

Register: eventbrite.ca/e/hamilton-feminist-edit-a-thon-tickets-23914271229

Details:

Wikipedia has a gender bias problem. Their own surveys have indicated that only about 8–16 percent of Wikipedia editors are female and a 2009 Wikimedia Foundation survey showed only six percent of super editors (more than 500 edits) were female. This is an issue for many reasons, including reports of harassment of female editors on Wikipedia forums.

The lack of female editors on Wikipedia also creates a bias in the content generated by their editor community. We need more women participating to ensure that women are represented equally in the massive fabric of human history that is Wikipedia. One approach to address this bias is running female edit-a-thons, which are growing in popularity and have taken place across the globe.

We are proud to be hosting a feminist edit-a-thon on April 10 at CoMotion on King (@CoMotionOnKing) to bring together our incredible community of women in this city and bring some much-needed new knowledge to Wikipedia!

No experience with editing or wikipedia required, but you will need to bring a laptop (or let us know if you’ll need access to an extra one – we can facilitate that too!). All feminists welcome – men included!

The event is free but please register to indicate that you plan to attend. Organizers will email all registrants with important ahead-of-time preparation (just a few easy steps!) that you need in order to start editing right away at the event. 

We are SO GRATEFUL to edit-a-thon sponsors Ladies Learning Code Hamilton and CoMotion on King!

*Please note that the CoMotion on King facility is currently not accessible by elevator. Our sincere apologies for this – if this is a barrier please let us know and we will do our best to find a solution!