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| − | '''Geek Feminism''' is an umbrella term for a range of activities and efforts around women in geek communities which are explicitly feminist. |
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| − | == Geekiness == |
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| − | Geek Feminism is about women in a range of geeky cultures/communities/activities including (but not limited to) the [[Technology industry]], [[Science Fiction fandom]], etc. (For a list of communities we cover so far, see [[:Category:Communities]]. |
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| − | == Feminism == |
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| − | Geek Feminism is explicitly feminist. Many "Women in X" groups do not state this up front, but we do. |
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| − | That said, there are a many different styles of feminism, and we don't espouse any particular one. So far we've seen strands of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_feminism radical], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_feminism liberal], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcolonial_feminism post-colonial], [[Intersectionality|intersectional]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfeminism transfeminism] at the very least! |
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| − | Anyone who considers themselves feminist, or is interested in feminism, is welcome to join us. (One small caveat, though: you might want to read up on [[Feminism 101]] first, because we do tend to assume you already know most of that stuff.) |
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| − | == Activities == |
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| − | GF's activities are mostly centred around this wiki, the [[Geek Feminism blog]], and related online and offline gatherings. |
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| − | === Wiki === |
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| − | The wiki's content falls broadly into three categories: |
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| − | * Acknowledging and celebrating women's presence and achievements in geek communities. |
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| − | ** Eg. [[List of women in FLOSS]], [[List of women in Science Fiction]], [[List of tech companies founded by women]] |
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| − | * Offering support and resources for women in geek communities, or geek communities that would like to support women. |
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| − | ** Eg. [[Women-friendly events]], [[Nonsexist language]], [[Women speakers]] |
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| − | * Describing and addressing [[:Category:Issues|issues]] that women face in geek culture, and documenting sexist [[:Category:Incidents|incidents]] that occur. |
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| − | ** Eg. [[Sexualized presentation]], [[Invisibility]], [[EA booth babe bounty]] |
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| − | === Blog === |
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| − | The blog describes<ref>http://geekfeminism.org/about/</ref> its focus as: |
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| − | 1. geeky discussion about feminism |
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| − | 2. feminist discussion about geekdom |
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| − | 3. geek feminist discussion about other things |
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| − | === Other === |
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| − | Geek Feminists also meet socially online and offline. (Eg. meetups at conferences.) |
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| − | == References == |
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