Template talk:Feminism sidebar

New Feminism vs. Fourth Wave

I think "New Feminism" should be included in the Feminist bar. It is significantly different in theory and proposals than other forms of Old Feminism and is considered by some as the "fourth-wave" of the Feminist Movement.

Fourth-wave feminism would be a lot more appropriate than 'new feminism'. If you want to start a page on 4th wave feminism and put it on the template, go for it. --Helenalex 00:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. I think it might be too early to say or define "fourth-wave" feminism yet, and New feminism as a feminist movement has been going by that specific name.

It think it will continue to be consecutive "waves of feminism." The reason being is that we as a society continue to marginalize and sub group people. Third wave feminism shed light on groups that were and are still socially otherized. Therefore, as a result, "global feminisms" came about. However, as a result more subgroups and new otherized people are still being ignored. The more we as as a society grow to become politically correct; we grow further apart. Ulitmately, the gaps are not being bridged. Until then, we will still have consecutive waves of feminism.Aharper12 04:01, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Reduced Footprint

This template has gotten quite large, so I've taken some steps to reduce its footprint. First, I removed the redundant "feminist" label from almost every subtype. Marxist feminism, New feminism, Postmodern feminism... they're all feminism, it doesn't need to be restated every time. This saved on horizontal space and allowed me to put the subtypes (as well as a other sections) in columns. Some other rearranging, and the template still has all the items it originally had, but takes up far less real estate on the pages it's used on. Neitherday 00:09, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

picture

I agree that the Lang picture is a better picture overall, but what's the connection to feminism? The original picture was of an international woman's day demonstration, which made sense. Kellen^T 11:10, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

For example, , or , would seem to be more relevant, if obvious, choices. Kellen^T 11:32, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

could we just go without the picture, please? It adds no value and just wastes screen space in the transcluding article. If there is a fitting image that can be transcluded, the choice should be left with the editors of the individual articles, on a case-by-case basis. --dab (𒁳) 14:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

I think the original image and the equality symbol are both good for this template. The original had the advantage of showing non-western women and showed that feminism is an ongoing movement and not just a historical one. The symbol is good because it represents simply the aim of feminism. In my opinion, the template is much poorer without an image. I think images always add value to Wikipedia, because they help make articles much more readable and attractive. You could argue that no category sidebar really needs to have an image, but most of them do, because visuals help people identify the category quickly. --Aronoel (talk) 18:10, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

I liked the picture. It was generic enough to fit any feminism article. When an image specific to an article should be added, an image in the sidebar won't prevent adding another image to the article. And I agree that images in moderate quantity make articles more attractive and readable. Nick Levinson (talk) 07:46, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

How is the picture of the women's rally an icon? Also, icons are allowed in infoboxes per WP:MOSICON. --Aronoel (talk) 21:14, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Personally, I really liked the old photo. So that's my 2 cents. Kaldari (talk) 21:38, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry didn't notice you added a picture now, but to be honest I think it looks better without it Gnevin (talk) 22:42, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

What was the objection to the icon? I like all the ones Kellen suggested above, or the one I added. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 23:13, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

The objection is that it's decoration Gnevin (talk) 12:48, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I think it's useful (see my previous comments). "Repeated use of an icon in a table or infobox" is under "acceptable use" in WP:MOSICON. Anyway, I prefer the women's demonstration picture. Most people in this discussion seemed to approve of it. --Aronoel (talk) 15:11, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Aronoel, I removed the image again. Can you say what your objection is to the symbol? It would seem to be unquestionably about feminism, and otherwise neutral, so I'm thinking it would be the best thing to go for. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 17:01, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm fine with the female symbol if there is no acceptable alternative. I think it's better than no image. However, I think it's not ideal because it suggests (to me at least) that feminism is about women instead of women's equality. This is only an important distinction because detractors go out of their way to define feminism as being only concerned with promoting women's interests. For that reason I think the women's demonstration picture better illustrates a "movement aimed at defining, establishing and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women." What do you see as a problem with this image? --Aronoel (talk) 17:14, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

It's not clear that a women's trade union march on International Women's Day would be interpreted by all as a feminist one. This——is recognized as a feminist symbol, rather than a generic one for women, so would that work for you? SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 17:28, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

That one is okay too, although I still have the same concerns. Also, I don't know if it should be pink. It would be nice if there was a free image of an officially feminist demonstration, but I"m having trouble finding one. The female symbol and the woman power symbol seem good in the meantime. Also, if you think that the women's demonstration image doesn't have a clear enough connection to feminism, it might be a good idea to discuss it at Talk:Feminism because it's still being used as the main image for Feminism. --Aronoel (talk) 17:55, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps we could add the symbol for now and keep looking for a photograph of an explicitly feminist gathering. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 18:04, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thanks. --Aronoel (talk) 18:12, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

It looks good, thanks for adding it. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 19:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I agree on the photo going because it was from a different purpose, and I like the symbol, but I also like a picture, and here's one I suggest: a women's suffrage demonstration that actually is probably a modern NOW demo. The picture is apparently not in a Wikimedia project and I don't have a scanner, but it's a U.S. postage stamp and maybe someone can scan it. See a discussion. U.S. stamps can be reproduced within legal limitations and some already appear in Wikimedia. I can postally mail a mint stamp to some address, if anyone can suggest where to. There's also an earlier (1970?) 6-cent U.S. women's suffrage stamp which shows, I think, both a demo and a voter; I haven't checked if that's already in Wikimedia. Nick Levinson (talk) 16:53, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Those sound like they might be good. --Aronoel (talk) 14:57, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Surprising me, it turns out that scanning commercially into a PDF costs about the same as postally mailing the stamps, unless there's a surprise awaiting me when I try. So I'll try to do that over the next few days, and hopefully try uploading this weekend. I have both stamps, too. Nick Levinson (talk) 01:39, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

The scanning cost a lot more than I expected and the subsequent file prep took hours because large files are slow in memory when swapping is necessary. At least the quality is as good as the stamps allow, but the 1995 design is not clear, since it's rather artistic, and I don't know if any Wikimedia policy allows clarifying an image (if labeled that we did so) by changing colors and so on (so I didn't, and even trying wasn't easy). At any rate, the images are uploaded: the 1995 stamp probably showing a NOW demo for the ERA and the 1970 Woman Suffrage stamp.

But now that I've gone to all this trouble, I'm not a big fan of them, after all. They have some positive qualities, but these may be too U.S.-centric, and the photo-based design is probably too complex for small-scale use, even with cropping. On the other hand, the theme of voting has some world-wide applicability and the Votes for Women 1970 illustration is clear. The latter includes a man; there may be sexism in his role in the picture. But I'm leaving all those decisions to whomever would like to edit this template.

Best wishes. Nick Levinson (talk) 01:50, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I like the second one, but I agree it's not ideal. If we were to use something like that this one would probably be better. Thanks for uploading them, though. Let's keep looking and hopefully we can find something better for the template. --Aronoel (talk) 14:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

No icon is needed , this is just decoration Gnevin (talk) 19:13, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

WP:MOSICON: "Appropriate use. Icons may be helpful in certain situations: Repeated use of an icon in a table or infobox."--Aronoel (talk) 19:56, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Key word is repeated , this is not repeated usage Gnevin (talk) 20:45, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

The icon is informative, makes the infobox look better, and there's consensus to use it. SlimVirgin ^{TALK|CONTRIBS} 00:59, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

I would disagree with your first two points but there does appear to be con Gnevin (talk) 13:16, 15 May 2011 (UTC)