Today 8 March, on International Women’s Day, Wikimedia Sverige and the
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs are pleased to welcome you to
participate in WikiGap Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Challenge>. This is the online
competition where volunteers around the world work hard to create, improve
and translate biographic articles on women. The Challenge will last 8 March
to 8 May.
The WikiGap <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap> campaign is more than
just an event: it has grown to be a movement in itself, building on the
same values as other gender equality projects in the Wikimedia Movement,
such as Women in red
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red>.
Four out of five biographies on Wikipedia portray men. At the same time,
women, transgendered and non-binary people make up more than half of the
population. As a movement, we need to do more to make sure that the gender
gap on Wikipedia is closed.
This year, we have a special focus on climate change and environment, where
you can earn extra points for writing articles about women trying to help
solve the climate crisis. Read, translate and improve the women on this list
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Challenge/List>. More names will
be added to the list throughout the campaign.
We also encourage you to pay special attention to Ukraine’s Cultural
Diplomacy Month
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%27s_Cultural_Diplomacy_Month_2022>
and write articles about women connected to this theme. It is extra
important in times like this.
More than 60,000 articles have been created or improved over the years, but
there’s more work that needs to be done. Therefore, we encourage you to
participate in the Challenge. Sign up and read more about the details on
the Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Challenge/Participants>.
See you in the WikiGap Challenge 2022!
Josefine Hellroth Larsson
Projektledare / Project leader
073-383 26 70
Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige.
Läs mer: wikimedia.se/bli-medlem