Geek Feminism is an umbrella term for a range of activities and efforts around women in geek communities which are explicitly feminist.
Geekiness
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.
Feminism
Geek Feminism is explicitly feminist. Many "Women in X" groups do not state this up front, but we do.
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 radical, liberal, post-colonial, intersectional, and transfeminism at the very least!
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.)
Activities
GF's activities are mostly centred around this wiki, the Geek Feminism blog, and related online and offline gatherings.
Wiki
The wiki's content falls broadly into three categories:
- Acknowledging and celebrating women's presence and achievements in geek communities.
- Offering support and resources for women in geek communities, or geek communities that would like to support women.
- Describing and addressing issues that women face in geek culture, and documenting sexist incidents that occur.
Blog
The blog describes[1] its focus as:
1. geeky discussion about feminism 2. feminist discussion about geekdom 3. geek feminist discussion about other things
Other
Geek Feminists also meet socially online and offline. (Eg. meetups at conferences.)