Nepenthe. I've made that same argument myself. The response was along the lines of: "Quit wikilawyering, if you don't stop beating the dead horse you will be banned." This is exactly what I'm talking about when I say abuses of (posted to Wikipedia's Gender Gap)
Yeah, I've seen the wikipedia model work incredibly well at times, and fail miserably at other times. It really depends on whether people are following the spirit of the policies rather than using them as tools to force their point (posted to A Feminist Intro to Editing Wikipedia)
I agree with katemoore, it would probably be looked on unfavorably and cause some problems. On the other hand, there may be feminist category for users to find other feminists on wp. (posted to A Feminist Intro to Editing Wikipedia)
I've been running a web development / it consulting business in the Detroit area since finishing grad school last december. Making money is definitely one of my goals, but so is using my company to benefit the community. I've helped (posted to Dreams of a feminist business)
Indeed, the proper use of technology should make it *easier* for low-income Americans to participate and *protect* their privacy. As an IT professional, I can vouch that this can be done, but that the government and other organizations tend (posted to Crisis Meets Creativity My Arse)
Wonderful article. A co-issue to be worked at the same time is improving access to computer facilities for low-income people and improving computer skills for people who are not comfortable with the technology. (posted to Crisis Meets Creativity My Arse)
The same is true for health care reform and existent social service agencies for the poor, disabled, or ill. These programs require a degree of education and intellect to know how to navigate them and obtain the deserved benefits, but (posted to Crisis Meets Creativity My Arse)
I have always wanted to start and own my own business. I just picked up a book recently, The Boss of You, which is written by two women who started their own web design business, and it's about how to (posted to Dreams of a feminist business)
If you are truly interested in these subjects it will be quite important for you to become acquainted with the free software movement. You can find out about them here: http://www.gnu.org/ Also, you may like the Electronic Frontier Foundation: http://www.eff.org/ (posted to Crisis Meets Creativity My Arse)
I've always said that I had 3 scientific heroes. Two of them are women: Marie Curie (her biography is great btw) and Jocelyn Bell. I was fortunate enough to meet and talk with Jocelyn in Adelaide last year and I (posted to Women in Math and Science)
