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Title:
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TOWARDS THE DEMOCRACY OF KNOWLEDGE: BRINGING GENDER DIVERSITY TO WIKIPEDIA |
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Author(s):
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Ilona Buchem, Antje Ducki, Nils Weichert, Julia Kloppenburg |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-82-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Wikipedia, diversity, gender balance, democracy of knowledge, open innovation, participation. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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381 |
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Last Page:
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385 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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With Wikipedia becoming one of the key global sources of information, the question about who generates and redistributes knowledge in Wikipedia becomes crucial in democratizing access to knowledge creation. In view of unequal representation of male and female Wikipedia contributors leading to unequal coverage of different content areas, the democracy of knowledge in Wikipedia may be in danger. This paper focuses on the relevance of gender balance for the democratization of knowledge, reports on the nature and the consequences of the gender gap in Wikipedia and describes the conceptual framework aiming at enhancing gender-diversity in the German Wikipedia. The conceptual framework introduced in this paper is part of a larger effort called the Wikipedia Gender-Diversity (WiGeDi) project starting at the beginning of 2013. The project aims at participatory design, implementation and evaluation of a set of measures in a multi-stakeholder community of practice. This process is anchored within the open innovation approach and transdisciplinary inquiry, and utilizes action research methodology with the aim of improving the gender balance and active participation of female contributors on all levels of engagement in the German Wikipedia. |
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