Learning patterns/How to measure from a gender perspective
What problem does this solve?[edit]
Wikipedia face the problem of having to improve the number of women editors . Currently only between 8-10% are women editors in Wikipedia and in terms of content, the encyclopedia has a clear gender bias . Mainstreaming the gender perspective in our programs, from their implementation to the evaluation, it's necessary to generate more inclusive spaces for women in the Wikimedia projects.
What is the solution?[edit]
To find out whether our programs are inclusive and they present a clear gender perspective we can apply the following metrics when evaluate them:
| Metric | Definition |
|---|---|
| Number of girls participating | Total number of girls participating |
| Number of female educators | Total number of female teachers who implement projects in the classroom |
| Number of female ambassadors | Number of women who are autonomous promoters of Wikimedia projects |
| Number of women who follow activities to the end | Number of women starting activities proposed and following them to the ends |
| Number of female volunteers | Number of women who take part in our activities as new volunteers |
| Retention of female editors | Number of women who begin editing and remain active editors |
| Number of press releases on the subject of gender | Total number of notes on the subject of gender appearing in the press |
| Number of articles improved through quality and gender indicators | Total number of articles improved to meet the quality and gender-sensitivity |
| Female speakers (%) | Total number of women who participate in congresses as speakers |
| % of women assuming responsibility in the development of activities | Number of activities carried out by women |
| They take part in the calls for initiatives at community level | Numbers of proposals carried out by women at community level. |
What do we mean by quality in terms of gender? In Wikimedia Argentina we follow these rules to evaluate new articles from a gender perspective: How to create or edit an article in terms of gender approach
Things to consider[edit]
When to use[edit]
When evaluating any program.