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Meet the participants |
Welcome to Women in Red (WiR)! We are a group of editors of all genders living around the world focused on reducing systemic bias in the wiki movement. We recognized a need for this work as, in October 2014, only 15.53% of English Wikipedia's biographies were about women.[1] Founded in July 2015, WiR strives to increase the percentage, which has reached 19.00% as of 26 July 2021. But that means, according to Humaniki, of 1,830,220 biographies, only 347,805 are about women. Not impressed? "Content gender gap" is a form of systemic bias, and WiR addresses it in a positive way through shared values.
There are more than 18,000 general forum comments on our talkpage. You don't have to be a member in order to participate in the conversations, just please be civil.
- ^ Eduardo Graells-Garrido, Mounia Lalmas, Filippo Menczer, "First Women, Second Sex: Gender Bias in Wikipedia", arXiv, 9 February 2015, p. 3.
Wikipedia
Our Wikipedia WikiProject focuses on creating content regarding women's biographies, women's works, and women's issues. Our editors create articles in many different language Wikipedias. The objective is to turn "redlinks" into blue ones. That's why we are called "Women in Red".
We take an inclusive view towards subject matter, editors, and language communities:
- Editors: We do not focus on the gender of the editor. Anyone/everyone is welcome to be a member, participant, enthusiast of Women in Red. If you participate in WiR, you can join up officially using the box in the top right-hand corner of this page. You are also welcome to add our userbox template
{{User WikiProject Women in Red}}to your user page, to produce:
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- Language communities: While Women in Red began on English Wikipedia, it is an international commitment with dozens of other language communities. Please add a link to your language's coordination page here.
- Subject matter:
- If the subject of the article self-identifies as a woman—binary and/or non-binary and/or other, that person is included within the scope of Women in Red. Historic cases where what they self-identified as is unknown also count. The goal of the project is to increase inclusion, and we'd rather not block article subjects from being included in an article creation drive.
- In addition to creating new articles, we create and maintain hundreds of lists of "missing" notable women. Some of these women have an article on some language Wikipedia, while others have no article in any Wikipedia. We call these lists, "redlists".
- Click on our Redlinks index to see our lists of missing articles by focus area, occupation and nationality. Like everything else on Wikipedia, this is incomplete, so feel free to add pertinent items to our crowd-sourced lists.
- While all redlists have redlinks, our redlists are generated in numerous ways:
- crowd-sourced (example, Crafts)
- Wikidata-generated (example, Herpetologists)
- based on a dictionary or other reference book (example, Encyclopédie Larousse)
- based on a website (example, BBC 100 Women)
- based on an international Authority Control (example, VIAF)
WikiCommons
In support of #VisibleWikiWomen, our members add and improve images of women, women's works, and women's issues to WikiCommons.
Wikidata
We create and improve Wikidata items related to women, women's works, and women's issues.
See also
Learn more about our work, including Press and Research.
Announcements[edit]
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Add new announcements to the top. Sign with ~~~~. Remove old ones after a month.
- A new redlist for women in microbiology, inspired by the book of the same name, has been created. Feel free to add to it! - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 11:10, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
- Interesting new research report from A+F on Wikimedia sourcing: Berson, Amber; Sengul-Jones, Monika; Tamani, Melissa (June 2021). "Unreliable Guidelines: Reliable Sources and Marginalized Communities in French, English and Spanish Wikipedias" (PDF). Art+Feminism.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)--Ipigott (talk) 10:59, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
- As of 18 June, the last month of our Women in Europe contest has been extended to include centenarians on the basis of a well-developed redlist.--Ipigott (talk) 10:07, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
- Wikimedia Switzerland organises the international online camp Wikipedia for Peace: Women's Suffrage from 1-7 February 2021 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women's suffrage in Switzerland. --Shikeishu (talk) 17:38, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- Wiki Project 1000 Women in Religion announces an Edit-a-Thon sponsered by the American Academy of Religion Western Region March 20, 2021 focusing on religious scholars and activists of color --RosPost (talk) 22:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
- On 10 March, the Auckland War Memorial Museum is hosting an in-person and online event, focusing on New Zealand-related women. --Prosperosity (talk) 00:42, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- The alpha version of the Humaniki gender gap statistics project was released on 15 March 2021. See Humaniki March Update: Public Launch of Alpha Release. From now on, it will be used in place of WHGI for providing statistics on Women in Red in regard to the percentage of women's biographies on the English version of Wikipedia.--Ipigott (talk) 09:42, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
Events[edit]
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Continuing global coverage
- In addition to our monthly editathons, you can cover women in any sphere of interest by taking part in the 2021 version of our #1day1woman initiative.
Year-long initiative
- Jan-Dec 2021: Women's rights
Happening now
- July 2021: July Julies
- July 2021: Finance, economics, banking
- July 2021: Olympic & Paralympic Games (first of three months)
- July 2021: Women in Latin America contest (first of three months)
Coming up
- August 2021: Indigenous women
- August 2021: Women's leadership & empowerment (first of two months)
Previous events
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Lists of red links[edit]
WiR works by filling in missing articles based on extensive lists of needed topics. The index to our wide range of topics and nationalities can be found at the Redlist index. Please make these red links blue. Notable women without a Wikipedia biography can be added to any crowd-sourced redlists they match; and added to wikidata such that they're included in wikidata-derived redlists. We also have a guide to adding names to redlists.
Article alerts[edit]
- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Women for articles about women that are nominated for deletion.
- This section is a transcluded subpage, and may contain more information than is shown here. To view or edit, go to /Article alerts (watch this section).
- Note: This report is based on the {{WIR}} banners of WikiProject Women in Red. If an article isn't listed here, first verify that it has one of those banners. If it has another women-related banner, like {{WikiProject Women}} or {{WikiProject Women scientists}}, look on those projects' article alert pages instead.
Did you know
- 28 Jul 2021 – Birgitta Odén (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Tamingimpala (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2021 – Paula Craig (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2021 – Eliza Kennedy Smith (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lagrange613 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jul 2021 – Ida Carroll (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jul 2021 – Marija Trandafil (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jul 2021 – Issy Bailey (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2021 – Natalie Simanowski (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2021 – Blanche Zacharie de Baralt (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dsp13 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jul 2021 – Evelyn van Leeuwen (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jul 2021 – Alica Schmidt (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for deletion
- 30 Jul 2021 – Lopamudra R (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by WaddlesJP13 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Erica Diamond (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Namiba (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Julie Higginson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DarkGlow (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Raine Davison (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DarkGlow (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Lily Price (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DGG (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Aleksandra Hortensja Dąbek (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Intforce (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Mayaka Nakagawa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Intforce (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 30 Jul 2021 – Szuyu Rachel Su (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Intforce (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 29 Jul 2021 – Divas of Colour International Women's Awards (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Timtempleton (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 29 Jul 2021 – Mai Yoshida (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 28 Jul 2021 – Caroline Daur (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 141.136.191.163 (t · c) was deproded by Jamesmcmahon0 (t · c) on 29 Jul 2021
Files for discussion
- 24 Jul 2021 – File:Lawrence Ogilvie, bust by neighbour Doris Flynn 1950s.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2) was FfDed by Verbcatcher (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 25 Jul 2021 – Cynthia Lummis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Jon698 (t · c); start discussion
- 24 Jul 2021 – Katherine Hughes (activist) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jul 2021 – Alanah Pearce (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Aranya (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2021 – Ada Baker (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Aussie Article Writer (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jul 2021 – Berit Wallenberg (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Tamingimpala (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Jul 2021 – Sylvia Rose Ashby (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Aussie Article Writer (t · c); start discussion
- 30 Jun 2021 – New Zealand nationality law (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2021 – Flora Kaai Hayes (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ezlev (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Apr 2021 – Hilaria Baldwin (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kbabej (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 14 Jul 2021 – Olivia Rodrigo (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by BawinV (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 22 Jul 2021 – Beverly White (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Jon698 (t · c); see discussion
- 23 May 2021 – Marjorie Paxson (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Valereee (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 22 Jul 2021 – Mary Taylor (artist) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Mary Taylor (etcher) by Roman Spinner (t · c) was moved to Mary Taylor (etcher) (talk · edit · hist) by EpicPupper (t · c) on 31 Jul 2021; see discussion
- 26 Jun 2021 – Margot Heumann (talk · edit · hist) move request to Margot Heuman by Astrophobe (t · c) was moved to Margot Heuman (talk · edit · hist) by Colonestarrice (t · c) on 29 Jul 2021; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 24 Jun 2021 – Natalie Minardi Slater (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Young and the Restless by Ireadbooks12 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 23 Jul 2021 – Draft:Dolaana Khovalyg (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Quaenuncabibis (t · c) was declined by TheBirdsShedTears (t · c) on 25 Jul 2021
Declined drafts[edit]
Thanks firstly to Ronhjones, and now to Galobtter, we have a bot showing declined drafts submitted to AfC. Weekly updates highlight those most recently listed under New Additions. With a little bit of attention, some of them could well be moved to mainspace, encouraging the editors who created them to progress on Wikipedia.
Resources and research[edit]
WiR maintains resources to help you contribute, including lists of topical books and external links, information on editing in general, and contacts you can reach out to for specific needs. They can be found at Resources.
Academic research on Wikipedia's content gender gap is also documented at Research.
Metrics[edit]
- This section is a transcluded subpage, containing more information than is shown here. To view detailed month-by-month results or to edit, go to Metrics.
The articles created for any month, including the current month, can be displayed by clicking on one of the months in the archive box.
We track the articles we create each month. Reports bot updates these lists automatically, but you can manually add and annotate entries. The bot will remove non-existent pages. More details about the bot. Our metrics talkpage is here: Metrics talkpage
The evolving list for this month (see Archives box) is created by the bot which lists new women's biographies on the basis of their female gender on Wikidata. At present, the bot does not list women's works, associations or related articles but you are encouraged to add these to the list manually. A WiR Wikidata page provides information on how you can help ensure WiR metrics are up-to-date.
The graph shows the number of articles created each month. The apparent decrease for the current month reflects the number of articles created up to today's date. Only data on completed months indicate overall progress.
Totals at a glance[edit]
| Year | Portion if applicable |
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| 2015 | 18 Jul - 31 Dec | 11,686 | 70 |
| 2016 | 28,290 | 77 | |
| 2017 | 28,179 | 77 | |
| 2018 | 27,242 | 75 | |
| 2019 | 27,185 | 74 | |
| 2020 | 30,621 | 83 | |
| 2021 | 1 Jan - 30 Jun | 14,220 | 78 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 167,423 |
Showcase[edit]
WiR is amazing and has way too much to showcase here. Please see Showcase for our recent and past achievements.
Recent Did You Know? blurbs[edit]
These are the 20 most recent WP:DYK entries for WiR. Updated approximately weekly by User:JL-Bot.
- ... that shooter Tehani Egodawela was the third person selected from Sri Lanka to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics? (2021-07-24)
- ... that Marita Camacho Quirós, who was First Lady of Costa Rica (1962–1966), is the oldest former first lady in the world and a supercentenarian? (2021-07-23)
- ... that in 2021, Lisa Barbelin won her European Archery Championships event, and briefly became the world's number one ranked player? (2021-07-23)
- ... that when Ingrid Haubold recorded the role of Senta in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, reviewer Alan Blyth found "a certain raw edge" of her soprano voice apt for the role? (2021-07-23)
- ... that award winner Lillian Comas-Díaz became interested in psychology after consoling classmates recovering from a destructive hurricane? (2021-07-22)
- ... that Italian singer Lia Origoni said she refused to be Joseph Goebbels's dinner guest, so he left her chair empty? (2021-07-22)
- ... that, after being elected as the first transgender city councilor of Belo Horizonte, Duda Salabert was fired from her job as a teacher when the school where she worked received a threatening email? (2021-07-22)
- ... that nurse and Jordanian senator Sawsan Al Majali followed in the footsteps of both her mother (who was a nurse) and her father (who was prime minister of Jordan)? (2021-07-21)
- ... that barrister and arbitrator Mahnaz Malik worked with the Law Society of England and Wales to set up a programme to assist imprisoned children in Pakistan? (2021-07-21)
- ... that Lindy Cameron, who leads the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, says that ransomware is the major cyber threat? (2021-07-21)
- ... that when Cordula Wöhler was expelled from a Lutheran pastor's household for converting to Catholicism, she wrote a poem that became one of the most popular hymns to Mary in German? (2021-07-21)
- ... that the Women's National Basketball Players Association was the first trade union for professional women athletes? (2021-07-20)
- ... that Chilean psychologist Neva Milicic Müller wrote a book about parent–child separation that can help children and caregivers during COVID-19 lockdowns? (2021-07-20)
- ... that Rani Kumudini Devi was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Hyderabad? (2021-07-19)
- ... that Hope Muir was hired as the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada without any in-person interviews? (2021-07-19)
- ... that Ebba Atterbom was the first person to translate the work of Irish novelist James Joyce into Swedish? (2021-07-18)
- ... that Annie Kanahele opposed the addition of diacritics to a reprint of the Bible in Hawaiian, arguing that the original exemplified the written Hawaiian language at the time of translation? (2021-07-18)
- ... that Kate Baker arranged to republish the Australian novel Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy after locating half of the original manuscript under some lumber in the offices of The Bulletin? (2021-07-17)
- ... that Lebanese academic Zahia Kaddoura was the first woman to be appointed a dean at the Lebanese University? (2021-07-16)
- ... that Theodolinda Hahnsson (pictured) is the first known Finnish-language female author? (2021-07-16)
Transcluding 20 of 1958 total
Press[edit]
There has been considerable press coverage of WiR. Below are some recent articles. To add articles to the list, visit Press.
- Wikipediaan halutaan lisää naisia – sisällöstä paistaa miehinen näkökulma: "Hänestä puhuttiin vain miehensä rouvana" by MTV uutiset in Finnish, 26 April 2021 (More women are wanted on Wikipedia - the content has a masculine perspective: "She was refered as Mrs John Smith")
- Tyttöjen ja poikien kasvatus näkyy jopa Wikipediassa, sanoo Jenni Janakka – ja kannustaa naisia hylkäämään täydellisyydentavoittelun by MeNaiset in Finnish, 26 April 2021 (The upbringing of girls and boys can even be seen on Wikipedia, says Jenni Janakka - and encourages women to abandon the pursuit of perfection)
- "Guinness and Wikipedia to tackle rugby gender disparity" by Sport Industry Group, 16 April 2021
- "Wikipedia gives a picture distorted by men" by Faye Welch, Commentary Box Sports, 12 April 2021
- "Challenging the massive gender imbalance on Wikipedia. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers are defying the sexists to write women back into history." by Joshua Zitser, The Insider, 11 April 2021
- "How Wikipedia is fighting the gender gap, one biography at a time" by Rahel Philipose, The Indian Express, 9 April 2021
- "Women Are Writing Themselves Back Into History on Wikipedia", by Meghan McDonough, NBC LX, 31 March 2021
- "Award-winning professor writes forgotten women into tech-history" by Pernille Bjørn and Michael Skov Jensen, EurekAlert, 11 March 2021
- "Wikipedia is a man – and he's a bit narrow-minded", by Sally Frydenlund, University of Copenhagen, 1 March 2021
- "Only 20% of Wikipedia’s Biographies Are About Women — #WikiGap Wants to Change That": Eric Luth {Eric Luth (WMSE) reports on progress since 2018 and calls on everyone to "tell the missing stories of women on Wikipedia". Reported by Leah Rodriguez, Global Citizen, 8 March 2021
- The Women of Wikipedia Are Writing Themselves Into History, by Jenny Singer, Glamour, 26 January 2021
- Wikipedia at 20: Why it often overlooks stories of women in history, by Tamar Carroll and Lara Nicosia, The Conversation, originally published 16 March 2018, updated 14 January 2021
- One Page At A Time, Jess Wade Is Changing Wikipedia, interview by Emily Wong on NPR, 6 January 2021
Academia[edit]
In addition to our own listing under Research, academic papers on gender bias in Wikipedia (as recorded in Wikidata) are listed in Scholia.
To include a paper, create an item about it on Wikidata (check first to avoid duplicates) and give it main subject (P921) = gender bias on Wikipedia (Q17002416).
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Women in Red. |
- Women in Red on Twitter
- Interest in women's history began much earlier than is assumed, Phys Org, August 25, 2015
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