Hi! 

2020 is slowly drawing to a close. When we have now summarized the WikiGap Campaign in 2020, we see that – despite the ongoing pandemic! – you guys have gathered almost 1,500 editors, and 250 new ones, to edit 19,000 articles and create almost 2,000 new ones about women! The almost 30,000 edits (!) have been viewed by just short than 45 million times in 2020 alone. Several affiliates have held their first events, and we are happy to see that more and more people and organizations are interested in joining the campaign. We are, as always, completely astonished! Well done, all WikiGap organizers.

WikiGap is an annual campaign starting with the International Women’s Day in March, to bridge the gender gap on Wikipedia. It is co-organized by Wikimedia Sverige, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish embassies across the world, Wikimedia affiliates, and potentially other partners.

With this email, we also want to announce that we are beginning preparations for the WikiGap Campaign in 2021. The world looks nothing like what we are used to, and we will do our best as global coordinators to find a model that can work for both digital and physical events. 

If you want to organize a WikiGap event in 2021, feel free to reach out to us! We will happily help you with the next steps. If you already have decided that you want to take part, you can list your event here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap/2021/Events 

We also plan to experiment with international partnerships and new concepts for international coordination next year. Stay tuned!

In the meanwhile, we wish you happy holidays, a Merry Christmas for those who celebrate, and a happy new year.