Clm17

Post-Feminism

Hi! Just thinking that the Post-Feminism article needs a lot of work. Maybe mention could be made of how much sexual politics has been transformed since the days of Dworkin and Co. I think that part of the contemporary post-feminist argument is that female advancement does not have to be wedded to a puritanical concern with men reading dirty books and that women have become a lot more relaxed and open about expressing their sexuality (post-Madonna) than they were in the old boiler-suit days. The amelioration of the lot of women in terms of legal and social freedoms and in the workplace etc which feminism has helped to bring about has often been coupled with other less defensible ideas. The first wave feminists, for instance, seemed to think that Prohibition would bring the beastly behaviour of men to an end and thus advance the cause, though we now realize that this is not necessarily true... Colin4C 20:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

I would argue that, in general, post-feminism has been used to denote that feminism is no longer necessary. Often, especially through the mid to late 1980s, this was depicted as women who attempted to have it all (career and family), felt overworked and unfulfilled, and wanted a return to a more traditional "feminine" role. Other times, it's simply been used as depicting that the goals of feminism had been reached, and feminism was therefore no longer necessary. Many used the term in critiquing the 2nd wave; the focus of some of these critiques had to do with the 2nd wave suppposedly rejecting sexuality. However, I think more of what you're referring to is sex positive feminism. Thoughts?

It is true however, that there were post-feminist texts critisizing "victim" feminism, especially in regards to sexuality. I will see what I can find to add to the post-feminism page in regards to this.-User:clm17 19:40, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Project Gender Studies

Hi Clm17, I'm asking some Project Gender Studies members for their opinions on a few changes to the project templates. The discussion is here. If you're interested please have a look. I'd also like to have the project page unprotected so it could be editted to give due balance to the Gender Theory activities of the project as well as the removal of systemic bias activities - what would be your opinions on this (discussed here)?--Cailil 01:51, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikimedia Pennsylvania

Hello there!

I'm writing to inform you that we are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:

• Contact us on IRC at #wikimedia-pa
• Join our mailing list
• Visit our blog at http://wmfpa.blogspot.com

Thanks and I hope you join up! Cbrown1023 talk 02:51, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

hi

Hi. I found you in categories of users who can contribute in English and Portuguese. I myself am a native speaker of English, but I'm well on my way to learning Portuguese. Just check out my user page and talk page, and join in any of the discussions. To keep updated, you can even put a watch on my user page, which will automatically watch my talk page. :-) learnportuguese (talk) 16:20, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

You should come hang out with us on the internetz!

Hi! I wanted to let you know that we have created an IRC channel for "countering systemic bias one new editor at a time", aka closing the gender gap! Come hang out at #wikimedia-gendergap if that subject interests you. We hope this channel can serve as a safe haven to hang out, talk about Wiki, brainstorming, increasing women's participation in Wikimedia, article alerts and foster friendships. I hope you join us! (And if you need any IRC help, just let me know!) See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 22:18, 21 August 2011 (UTC)