To continue my silvercat journey I’ve found a piece in Time Magazine called the War Over Going Gray. Written by author Anne Kreamer of the book Going Gray, which I hope to read/review. It points out, among other things, that men prefer women with gray hair… It Begins “In 2005, at the age of 48 and …
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Gray hair – in search of the Silvercat
I’m fascinated by the absence of gray hair in my life. As a ‘male’ youth of the feminist movement I have continually had women in positions of authority over me. There have only been a few male bosses who were worth their weight, while the females overwhelmingly dominate every aspect of my life. In many …
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace
Today, October 7, 2011, is Ada Lovelace Day, a celebration of women in technology, engineering, mathematics, and science. A day for all the geek girls out there. Yes you. You are beautiful and smart and talented. We love you and the work you do. Now, here is the life-story of the woman we celebrate. Augusta Ada …
Changing the Ratio (Wikipedia's Battle for Diversity – Part III)
Commence beating the figurative dead horse. As I’ve written previously, (here, here and here) Wikipedia is suffering from a lack of female contributors (less than 1 in 10 editors are women, per the 2011 Wikimedia survey). This has the unfortunate consequence of compromising the overall quality and objectivity of its content, as illustrated in my post, How I Redefined …
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Changing the Ratio (Wikipedia’s Battle for Diversity – Part III)
Commence beating the figurative dead horse. As I’ve written previously, (here, here and here) Wikipedia is suffering from a lack of female contributors (less than 1 in 10 editors are women, per the 2011 Wikimedia survey). This has the unfortunate consequence of compromising the overall quality and objectivity of its content, as illustrated in my post, How I Redefined …
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How I Redefined "Man" For The World (Wikipedia's Battle for Diversity – Part II)
For more than two years, if you visited the Man page in Wikipedia, you would have found the following section outlining (7) characteristics of masculinity in general culture…
How I Redefined “Man” For The World (Wikipedia’s Battle for Diversity – Part II)
For more than two years, if you visited the Man page in Wikipedia, you would have found the following section outlining (7) characteristics of masculinity in general culture…
BlogHer, Not My Thing
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 …
Women of the World Cup
The big games are today: 9am PST – USA vs. France (EPSN) 11:30 PST – Sweden vs. Japan (ESPN) These games have really been spectacular with so many going to the end. In honor I have selected my favorite women of the 2011 World Cup. Hope Solo As the goalie for the USA, Hope presents …
Women Who Wiki Workshop
There’s an old proverb: Action is the proper fruit of knowledge – which is why 1X57 is offering a free workshop (drawing upon our days of running training for the Intellipedia Sabbatical) in DC next week for women and girls to learn how to edit and contribute to Wikipedia. Less than 13% of the Wikipedia editors …