Dear All,

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. The reasons for  the  gender gap  are up
 for  debate;  suggestions  include  leisure inequality,  how gender  socialization  shapes  public
 comportment,   and  the  sometimes  contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages. 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 the Morton R. Godine Library at Massachusetts College of Art and
Design, 621 Huntington ave, Boston, Ma 02215, on March 7th from 11am –
5pm for an all day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and   
feminism.    We w ill  p r ov i de     tutorials    for    the    beginner    Wikipedian, reference
materials, and refreshments. 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 welcomed. RSVP  on 
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1531214250472614
and  sign  into  the  event  on   Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/ArtAndFeminism_2015


Edit-a-thons are taking place across the globe on International Women’s Day weekend, March  7-8, 
2014.  Confirmed  satellite  edit-a-thon  hosts  include:  Morton  R Godine Library at The
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston; F/LAT, Brussels, Belgium; Los Angeles County
Museum of Art in collaboration with East of Borneo; Canadian Women’s Art History Initiative,
Concordia University and Eastern Bloc, Montreal; Fondation Galeries Lafayette, Paris; Albert M.
Greenfield Library at University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives at
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at the University
of British Columbia, Vancouver; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.; College of
the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; and online in a Google Hangout with Addie Wagenknecht,  with  many 
more  in  development.  Those  interested  in  organizing  a satellite event are encouraged to
contact us via email at [log in to unmask].

Organized by
Gabrielle Reed