WikiProject Women in Red (WiR) has for objective to turn redlinks
into blue ones within the scope of women's biographies and women's
works, broadly construed. Did you know that fewer than 16% of the
English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed?
"Content gender gap" is a form of systemic bias. This is the issue
we address at WiR. We host edit-a-thons once or twice a month on
various topics and invite you to participate whenever you wish.
There is no requirement to participate in every one, or to even sign
up. If you'd like to create women's biographies and articles about
women's works, we warmly welcome you!
Women in Red is hosting a virtual editathon from February 1 to 15,
2016, on Black Women's History on the English Wikipedia.
Anyone can take part whatever their previous experience. We hope
both new and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies
of some of the many past and present notable black women who are
still red-linked on the English Wikipedia. The virtual edit-a-thon
allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work.
The main goals of the edit-a-thon are:
* to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can
contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the
world's most prominent women
* to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for
concerted action on a specific area
* to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the
coverage of women and women's works
To know more about the meetup and to join :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Women_in_Red/7
To see a list of existing biographies of African women not existing
in English but available in other languages :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Women/Writing_Contest/Articles_suggestions
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