It was the wedding of the decade. Catherine (Kate) Middleton marrying Prince William, becoming one of the most watched couples in the world. As is the case for any celebrity wedding, the biggest question being asked leading up to the big day became, What will the bride wear? So it was only fitting that the …
Continue reading “Cargo Cult Editing: The Battle for Diversity in Wikipedia (Part I)”
Last week I attended the induction ceremony for the Surfing Walk of Fame where Debbie Beacham was honored. She seemed shy as she walked onto the stage making the comment that PT forced her to write a speech. What came out was fascinating. I grabbed two minutes of it on my iPhone. The sound is …
Continue reading “Debbie Beacham a pioneer in womens surfing”
I wanted to like BlogHer. I did. A conference about blogging for women. I’m a woman. I’m a blogger. Perfect. But as a first-time conference goer, I found myself unable to tap into the enthusiasm many attendees seemed to genuinely possess. Maybe it was the fact that in almost every session I attended, someone in …
A statement in a recent Financial Times article about data mined and analyzed from Match.com took me a little by surprise: “Women are less likely to e-mail with men who live far away, men who are older than they are, and men who are short.” Running counter to the “known fact” (as proclaimed by this Askmen.com author) …
A statement in a recent Financial Times article about data mined and analyzed from Match.com took me a little by surprise: “Women are less likely to e-mail with men who live far away, men who are older than they are, and men who are short.” Running counter to the “known fact” (as proclaimed by this Askmen.com author) …
In a world where sports is synonymous with ego, contracts, money, and scandal – the FIFA Women’s World Cup (now 20 years old) is a return to all that is good, right and beautiful in the world. No strikes, no steroids, no rapes, no murders. Just sport and play for the love of the game, …
Continue reading “Why You Should Watch the Women’s World Cup”
In a world where sports is synonymous with ego, contracts, money, and scandal – the FIFA Women’s World Cup (now 20 years old) is a return to all that is good, right and beautiful in the world. No strikes, no steroids, no rapes, no murders. Just sport and play for the love of the game, …
Continue reading “Why You Should Watch the Women's World Cup”
This weekend, something special happened. And I’m not referring to the fact that Steve and I got up before 9AM on a weekend. A group of women (and a couple men) came together voluntarily on their own time to teach and learn how to edit Wikipedia. For 4 hours, 20 of us sat in the kitchen …
Continue reading “Getting Starting with Wikipedia: Seven Essential Steps”
Funny business, a woman’s career – the things you drop on your way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you’ll need them again when you get back to being a woman. That’s one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, …
Funny business, a woman’s career – the things you drop on your way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you’ll need them again when you get back to being a woman. That’s one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman. Sooner or later, …