When and Where | |
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Date | Friday, August 12, 2016 |
Time | 9:30 am – 5:00 pm EDT |
Address |
United Nations Headquarters 46th Street & 1st Avenue Trusteeship Council Conference Room |
City | New York, NY 10017 United States |
Global initiatives |
HerStory edit-a-thons UN Women HerStory @ Meta |
United Nations Women Edit-a-thon is a global project and Edit-a-Thon that will be held on 2016 International Youth Day on Friday, August 12, 2016. This event is organized by the Wikipedia community, supported by United Nations Women and joined by UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. The main event will be held in United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and many local events, as well virtual Edit-a-Thons, which aim to promote Wikipedia content that will help close the gender gap.
Knowledge is both a resource and an investment, and like all other forms of wealth, it is often differentially distributed throughout a social system. In many areas, information simply does not exist, and where it does exist, it is often sexist. Gender knowledge gaps and biases reinforce the harmful stereotypes and practices, and often misrepresent women and girls, and undercut or undervalue their contributions locally and globally. It is 2016, and we cannot tolerate leaving women and girls behind anymore.
As Wikipedia compiles what represents close to the sum of all human knowledge, women should be recognized as part of that sum. Empower Women by UN Women, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, the UN Inter-agency Network on Youth Development's Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality, and a group of volunteer champions are working on enhancing and increasing the content on Wikipedia related to women and gender equality to raise awareness, close the gender knowledge gap, and start changing and editing the future. If you believe in the notion of online collaboration for the greater good and gender equality and have been impacted by an inspiring woman in your lifetime, join our campaign and make them more visible to inspire millions. Help us celebrate HerStory edit-a-thons to close the gender knowledge gap on International Youth Day on August 12, 2016.
Join HerStory edit-a-thons to contribute, promote, and celebrate women of the world. Make sure you going to be an agent of this herstorical change.
A series of HerStory edit-a-thons will be held on Friday, August 12, 2016, which is International Youth Day in many cities around the globe and online. At the UN Headquarters in New York, the HerStory edit-a-thon will be convening 600 participants to edit and write for Wikipedia. The day-long event will include an opening, a Wikipedia 101 brief tutorial, a full day of writing and editing, featured speakers from our partners, breaks for coffee and networking, and a closing speech.
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9:30 am – 10:00 am | Arrive at United Nations Headquarters (46th Street & 1st Avenue) - bring printout of registration to go through security |
10:00 am – 10:15 am | Welcome and general introduction, UN Women. Anna Falth, Empower Women - Trusteeship Council Conference Room |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Katherine Maher aka Katherine (WMF), Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Training I |
11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Create User Account |
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | LUNCH break |
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Reconvene in Trusteeship Council Conference Room |
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Anna Falth, Empower Women Katherine Maher, Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General's Youth Envoy Jennifer Breslin, Innovation and Technology for Development Lead at United Nations Women Group photo! |
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Training II for International Youth Day 2016: Youth Leading Sustainability attendees |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Create User Account for International Youth Day 2016: Youth Leading Sustainability attendees |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Freeform Editing, lightning talks from HeForShe speaker, Wikimedia project highlights |
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Talks and skill-sharing |
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Wrap-up with Wikimedia community |
You can contribute to closing the gender gap on Wikipedia by:
See Eventbrite event description for frequently asked questions
Please sign up for a Wikipedia account before you come to the event
Registration is required to attend this event
Stubs are short articles that can be improved and expanded upon
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
See also: Virtual Edit-a-Thons at Wikipedia and UN Women Project
Please also add your Wikipedia username below
When and Where | |
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Date | Friday, August 12, 2016 |
Time | 9:30 am – 5:00 pm EDT |
Address |
United Nations Headquarters 46th Street & 1st Avenue Trusteeship Council Conference Room |
City | New York, NY 10017 United States |
Global initiatives |
HerStory edit-a-thons UN Women HerStory @ Meta |
United Nations Women Edit-a-thon is a global project and Edit-a-Thon that will be held on 2016 International Youth Day on Friday, August 12, 2016. This event is organized by the Wikipedia community, supported by United Nations Women and joined by UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. The main event will be held in United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and many local events, as well virtual Edit-a-Thons, which aim to promote Wikipedia content that will help close the gender gap.
Knowledge is both a resource and an investment, and like all other forms of wealth, it is often differentially distributed throughout a social system. In many areas, information simply does not exist, and where it does exist, it is often sexist. Gender knowledge gaps and biases reinforce the harmful stereotypes and practices, and often misrepresent women and girls, and undercut or undervalue their contributions locally and globally. It is 2016, and we cannot tolerate leaving women and girls behind anymore.
As Wikipedia compiles what represents close to the sum of all human knowledge, women should be recognized as part of that sum. Empower Women by UN Women, the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, the UN Inter-agency Network on Youth Development's Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality, and a group of volunteer champions are working on enhancing and increasing the content on Wikipedia related to women and gender equality to raise awareness, close the gender knowledge gap, and start changing and editing the future. If you believe in the notion of online collaboration for the greater good and gender equality and have been impacted by an inspiring woman in your lifetime, join our campaign and make them more visible to inspire millions. Help us celebrate HerStory edit-a-thons to close the gender knowledge gap on International Youth Day on August 12, 2016.
Join HerStory edit-a-thons to contribute, promote, and celebrate women of the world. Make sure you going to be an agent of this herstorical change.
A series of HerStory edit-a-thons will be held on Friday, August 12, 2016, which is International Youth Day in many cities around the globe and online. At the UN Headquarters in New York, the HerStory edit-a-thon will be convening 600 participants to edit and write for Wikipedia. The day-long event will include an opening, a Wikipedia 101 brief tutorial, a full day of writing and editing, featured speakers from our partners, breaks for coffee and networking, and a closing speech.
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Time | Activity |
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9:30 am – 10:00 am | Arrive at United Nations Headquarters (46th Street & 1st Avenue) - bring printout of registration to go through security |
10:00 am – 10:15 am | Welcome and general introduction, UN Women. Anna Falth, Empower Women - Trusteeship Council Conference Room |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Katherine Maher aka Katherine (WMF), Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Training I |
11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Create User Account |
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | LUNCH break |
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Reconvene in Trusteeship Council Conference Room |
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Anna Falth, Empower Women Katherine Maher, Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General's Youth Envoy Jennifer Breslin, Innovation and Technology for Development Lead at United Nations Women Group photo! |
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Training II for International Youth Day 2016: Youth Leading Sustainability attendees |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Create User Account for International Youth Day 2016: Youth Leading Sustainability attendees |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Freeform Editing, lightning talks from HeForShe speaker, Wikimedia project highlights |
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Talks and skill-sharing |
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Wrap-up with Wikimedia community |
You can contribute to closing the gender gap on Wikipedia by:
See Eventbrite event description for frequently asked questions
Please sign up for a Wikipedia account before you come to the event
Registration is required to attend this event
Stubs are short articles that can be improved and expanded upon
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
Alphabetical by first letter
See also: Virtual Edit-a-Thons at Wikipedia and UN Women Project
Please also add your Wikipedia username below