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Education/Enhancing Awareness to the Gender Gap through EDUWiki
Murad · 11:30 - 12:15


Title

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Enhancing Awareness to the Gender Gap through EDUWiki

Session leader(s)

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Full Name* Email address* Wikimedia Username (if you have one) Affiliation Country Role, website or any other details you'd like to share
Shani Evenstein shani.even@gmail.com Esh77 Wikipedia & Education User Group Israel Chair
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight rosiestep.wiki@gmail.com Rosiestep Wikimedia DC

Northeastern University

US Vice-Chair

Visiting Scholar

Anna Åberg anna.aberg@chalmers.se Anna Åberg (CTH) Chalmers university of technology Sweden
Vassia Atanassova vassia.atanassova@gmail.com Spiritia Bulgarian Wikipedia / Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Bulgaria Sysop
Justine Toms justine.toms@gmail.com Justine.toms Bulgarian Wikipedia / New Bulgarian University Bulgaria Editor
Manavpreet dr.manavpreetkaur@gmail.com India
May Hashem may.h.hashem@gmail.com Egypt

Session type

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Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritises submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:

  • Panel with audience Question & Answer session - 45 min

Description

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This Panel will explore how diversity and specifically the Gender Gap could be addressed in EDUWiki initiatives around the world.

We will also discuss new opportunities to enhance the work done in this context and open the floor for "brainstorming" with the audience.

Supporting work

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Optional:

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  • Link 2

Relationship to the theme

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This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner:

Session outcomes

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At the end of the session, the following will have been achieved: Attendees of these sessions will:

  • Have a better understanding of why it is important to discuss the Gender Gap in EDUWiki initiative and address it
  • Learn about some cases from around the world where the Gender Gap has become an integral part of specific initiatives
  • Participate in a discussion about what else could be done to enhance this type of work

Relation to other Spaces

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Requirements

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The session will work best with these conditions:

  • Room:
  • Audience:
  • Recording:


Slides:

Link to session slides

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