Feminist Critique of ICT & the Devoir publication
While I was preparing my presentation "Critique féministe de la production des technologies de l'information et de la communication" for the 80'th congress of ACFAS (held this year in Montreal), I was...
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May 17: Public Forum on the Status of Electronic Equipment in Montreal
Date: 05/17/2012 (All day)A collaboration between articule and the Artifact Institute, this interdisciplinary event will explore perspectives on the consumption, use, disposal, repair, re-use and...
View Article23-25 May: WikiWomenCamp 2012
Date: 05/22/2012 (All day)Between 23 and 25 May 2012, the first WikiWomenCamp 2012 will be organized in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference is a three day women-only conference, aiming to discuss...
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Open Space for WikiWomen?
women in computingwikiargentinaopen spaceWikiWomen will be organised as an OpenSpace. The open space is a special type of (un)conference, focussed on a particular topic, where all the participants are...
View ArticleWikipedia for education: how to educate quality contributors
argentinaWikipediaeducationwikiwomenphotographyDigital art & photography professor Lila Pagola from the University of Villa María, has figured an interesting way to make the work of students...
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Wikipedia: Why So Few Women Edit?
women in technologyargentinaWikipediawikiwomenbrainstormingAfter three das of discussions at WikiWomen Camp 2012, there is a long list of possible "reasons" or factors that would possibly influence...
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Elderly and Wikipedia -- a Possible Matchpoint. But not quite, for now
argentinaWikipediawikiwomenelderlyIn Argentina, women older than 60 years, are 15% of the population. Out of 6 million elderly, they represent 53%. For these women, many things have changed over the...
View ArticleWikipedia: Tips for Getting More Women on the Editing Side
Wikipediawikiwomengenderwomen in technologyIn continuation to the post: Wikipedia-why so few women edit, I decided to summarize my last notes from the WikiWomen Camp and post them online. Here are the...
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Montreal Girl Geeks Dinner: Connecting Art, Design & Programming
women in technologymtlggdprogrammingFemale hacker Taylor Levy, a newyorker working for CW&T was invited at the first for the season Montreal Girl Geek Dinner event. “At Girl Geeks, we love code. It...
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About Lego and Gender Identities. Can't Girls Be Builders, too?
LegoFeminismgendertoysfailMy sister and I used to play Lego when we were girls. It was a favorite game until mid-teenage, if not later. We used to build cars, helicopters, statues, trees, bridges,...
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