Presented on 2020/8/28 in Asian Girl Power Camp

1. Changing the WorldChanging the World
with Free Knowledgewith Free Knowledge
and Wikipediaand Wikipedia
imacat / Yang Shih-Chingimacat / Yang Shih-Ching
imacat@mail.imacat.idv.twimacat@mail.imacat.idv.tw
2020/8/282020/8/28

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3. Table of ContentsTable of Contents
• “Knowledge Is Power”
• On the Way to Knowledge Equity
• A Room of WikiWomen’s Own

4. About MeAbout Me
• Co-founder of WikiWomen Taiwan
• Executive board member of
Wikimedia Taiwan Chapter
• Board member of Women In Digital Initiative
• Founder of PyLadies Taiwan and
Women in FOSS in Taiwan

5. “Knowledge Is Power”
“Scientia Potentia Est”
“Knowledge Is Power”
“Scientia Potentia Est”
«Knowledge is Power», Seymour Joseph Guy

6. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
Increase
agricultural
productivity
Increase
agricultural
productivity
Photo by Dennis Jarvis

7. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
Fight
hunger
Fight
hunger
Photo by UK Department for International Development

8. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
Provide
clean water
Provide
clean water
Photo by UK Department for International Development

9. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
End poverty
with education
End poverty
with education
Photo by woodleywonderworks

10. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
Combat the
global warming
and climate change
Combat the
global warming
and climate change
Image by NASA SVS/NASA Center for Climate Simulation

11. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
Fight diseasesFight diseases
Photo by UK Department for International Development

12. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
Fight dictatorship
with truth, freedom
and democracy
Fight dictatorship
with truth, freedom
and democracy
Photo by Ed Ogle

13. With Knowledge, You Can…With Knowledge, You Can…
And, of course,
make a better world.
And, of course,
make a better world.
Photo by Robbieross123

14. Photo by A m o r e Caterina
It’s our belief that,
by providing knowledge
freely available to everyone,
we can change the world

15. Photo by Lane Hartwell
That’s what Wikipedia is for

16. With over 50 million articles and increasing,
we aim to provide the free encyclopedia
with all human knowledge
free to everyone
With over 50 million articles and increasing,
we aim to provide the free encyclopedia
with all human knowledge
free to everyone

17. We strive for
“knowledge equity”
We strive for
“knowledge equity”
Image source: Pikist

18. Photo by Oviya Selvam
On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
But, there are many challenges
on our way to knowledge equity…
But, there are many challenges
on our way to knowledge equity…

19. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
This free encyclopedia needs to be
more accessible…
This free encyclopedia needs to be
more accessible…
Photo by Oran Viriyincy

20. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
On different media,
tools, devices… etc.
On different media,
tools, devices… etc.
Image by CFCF

21. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
Mobile apps for people
without computers
Mobile apps for people
without computers
Photo by 嘉傑

22. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
Offline Wikipedia for people
without network
Offline Wikipedia for people
without network
Photo by Jwild

23. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
Printed Wikipedia for people
without electronic devices
Printed Wikipedia for people
without electronic devices
Photo by HaeB

24. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
312 languages and increasing
for people from different countries,
nations, backgrounds,
geographic locations
312 languages and increasing
for people from different countries,
nations, backgrounds,
geographic locations

25. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
We strive to make Wikipedia
more accessible in all means.
Join us if you’d like to help
spreading the free knowledge.
We strive to make Wikipedia
more accessible in all means.
Join us if you’d like to help
spreading the free knowledge.
Photo by Irvin Parco Sto. Tomas

26. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
This free encyclopedia needs to be
more diverse, more inclusive,
to include everyone’s knowledge
This free encyclopedia needs to be
more diverse, more inclusive,
to include everyone’s knowledge
«Pure Diversity» (1993), Mirta Toledo

27. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
Image by Akhanna
About nine-tenths of
the Wikipedia editors
are male
About nine-tenths of
the Wikipedia editors
are male

28. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
Most Wikipedia articles
are written by male editors
Most Wikipedia articles
are written by male editors
Image source: Free SVG

29. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
This creates serious bias
in the Wikipedia content
This creates serious bias
in the Wikipedia content
Image Courtesy of Mohamed Hassan

30. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
We need contributions from diverse groups:
women, LGBTQ, indigenous people
Image by Jelly Helm, Sage Ross

31. On the Way to Knowledge EquityOn the Way to Knowledge Equity
That’s why we need you
to work with us,
to fight the bias
and change the world
That’s why we need you
to work with us,
to fight the bias
and change the world
Drawn by Christy, Howard Chandler

32. That’s why we build
A Room of WikiWomen’s Own
That’s why we build
A Room of WikiWomen’s Own
Photo by Winnie Chloé Chen

33. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
Photo by KOKUYO
We are a group of women
who love to share our knowledge
We are a group of women
who love to share our knowledge

34. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
We aim to build friendly spaces
to encourage more women
to join us
and share free knowledge…
We aim to build friendly spaces
to encourage more women
to join us
and share free knowledge…
Photo by Wolliff (WMF)

35. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
And to fight the gender biasAnd to fight the gender bias
Photo by imacat

36. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
We have monthly meetups,
where we sit down, share food,
and edit together
We have monthly meetups,
where we sit down, share food,
and edit together
Photo by Wikimedia Taiwan

37. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
We also have a yearly
Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon,
in which we spend a whole day
with workshops, sessions,
and edits together
We also have a yearly
Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon,
in which we spend a whole day
with workshops, sessions,
and edits together
Photo by Wikimedia Taiwan

38. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
If you are in Taiwan, join us.
If not, find a local group and join them.
If there is no local group in your area,
start your own!
If you are in Taiwan, join us.
If not, find a local group and join them.
If there is no local group in your area,
start your own!
Photo by Heathart

39. A Room of WikiWomen’s OwnA Room of WikiWomen’s Own
If you really don’t know what to do,
sit down, browse to Wikipedia,
and start editing now!
If you really don’t know what to do,
sit down, browse to Wikipedia,
and start editing now!
Photo by Silvia Stieneker (WMDE)

40. Image by EWikist
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