Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/10

Dates	April 2016
Location	This is a virtual, global event... you can participate from anywhere in the world
Hosts	Women in Red, Women writers
Hashtag	#wikiwomeninred
Facilitators	Rosiestep; add your name here; add your name here

Happening now: Women Writers | Also running now: Welsh Women | Also active this year: Women Scientists

See also: Future events

Welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR)!

Our objective is to turn red links into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's representation on all language Wikipedias (biographies, women's works, women's issues, broadly construed). Did you know that, according to Humaniki, only 19.92% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed? Content gender gap is a form of systemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. Editors of all genders are equally and warmly welcome to participate in the work of Women in Red!

Celebrating Women Writers

In April 2016, Women in Red is focusing on women writers. Anyone can take part in this event, whatever their previous experience. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies of some of the many past and present notable women writers and journalists who are still red-linked on the English Wikipedia. Other articles regarding women and writing, such as the works they created, and so on, are also welcome. The virtual edit-a-thon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work. See the list of red links for guidance.

The main goals of the event 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

Supporting organizations and events:

This month (April 2016) there is a prize on offer to the person who contributes the most articles on Welsh women writers in coordination with Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon. Whoever contributes the most new articles and expansions in the month will be awarded a book on 100 Great Welsh Women. A list of Welsh women can be obtained here. If interested sign up on the page and you may claim the prize at the end of month near the bottom of here.

We also have the support of these in-person events in New York City. Please check out their progress and attend if you're in the area:

Participants

MurielMary (talk) 07:23, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Victuallers (talk) 22:00, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
DanielGSouza (talk) 17:01, 8 March 2016 (UTC) Going to participate officially this time.[reply]
Ipigott (talk) 08:22, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
SusunW (talk) 15:06, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:23, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sadads (talk) 12:59, 25 March 2016 (UTC) working on meta:100wikidays with a focus on Women writers/literature[reply]
Palimpsestic (talk) 11:26, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Staceydolxx & Worm That Turned (we work jointly on most articles and have written quite a few about women lately)
Miyagawa (talk) 16:38, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Carptrash (talk) 17:57, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Lumos3 (talk) 18:45, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 20:20, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:32, 26 March 2016 (UTC), I'll be doing some Welsh entries[reply]
Penny Richards (talk) 14:13, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
97198 (talk) 14:31, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Nizil (talk) 18:28, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Alafarge (talk) 19:30, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
RachelWex (talk)
Montanabw^(talk) 22:53, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 00:16, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
T. Anthony (talk) 06:39, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Cixxxous (talk) 15:34, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Zanhe (talk) 20:33, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Lirazelf (talk) 17:51, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Nvvchar. 08:59, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
PamD 21:56, 31 March 2016 (UTC) - I try to contribute to each month's WiR project[reply]
GGT (talk) 22:46, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Nattes à chat (Nattes à chat) (talk) 08:04, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
--LaMèreVeille (talk) 10:37, 1 April 2016 (UTC) Available for contribution in French[reply]
Jscarboro (talk) 13:31, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Circa73 (talk) 17:14, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ambrosia10 (talk) 19:02, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Rosiestep (talk) 01:29, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Antiqueight ( ☕ Antiqueight ^haver 15:20, 5 April 2016 (UTC))[reply]
Jami430 (talk) 03:29, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Tanya Pretorius

Redlists (lists of redlinked articles to be created)

Tools

Provide citations for Women writers on Wikipedia with this tool: Citation Hunt

Add these to articles

Add to the foot of every biography: {{Authority control}}; it will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata.
Add a writer stub template if appropriate to do so
There is a list of applicable categories at Category:Women writers.
The Category:Lists of women writers page presents a number of useful lists.

Add these to article talkpages

{{WikiProject Biography}}
{{WikiProject Women writers}}
if applicable{{WikiProject Journalism}}, {{WikiProject Books}}, {{WikiProject Literature}}, {{WikiProject Novels}}
Important: Please also include the Women writers editathon template for this event: {{WIR-W 2016}}