http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wodjan_Ali_Seraj_Abdulrahim_Shahrkhani
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Attar
Saudi Arabia has decided to send two women to the Games in London. Both
articles have been created and been taken to DYK to appear during the
Olympics. Woot woot! :D Also, at the moment, it looks like there are
more Olympic hooks about women Olympians than men. Considering the history
of discrimination against women at the Games, something not documented very
well on Wikipedia and which tends to be viewed as POV pushing despite the
plethora of sources documenting it, this is really good. :D
I highly encourage anyone to motivated to work on these. The articles
about Bahraini and Qatari female Olympians would also be FANTASTIC to see
if they can be taken to DYK or improved as it is the first time both
countries are sending women. In one case, the woman will be her country's
flagbearer. These are highly visible women pushing boundaries in ways that
better normalise what we do and through sport, help empower women more
broadly. The individual article profiles also tend to be a great area
where women can work co-operatively with men to improve them. Female
Olympian articles are also a good way for working on covering women's
issues in areas where there is systematic bias based on geography. Women's
sport articles at DYK are doing a fairly good job at addressing both
geographic systematic bias and gender systematic bias.
:)
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