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Welcome to Women in Red (WiR)! We are a group of editors of all genders living around the world and writing in 24 different language Wikipedias. Our WikiProject focuses on creating content regarding women. The objective is to turn "redlinks" associated with women into blue ones. That's why we are called "Women in Red".
We recognized a need for this work as in October 2014 only 15.53% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. Founded in July 2015, WiR strives to increase the percentage, which has reached 18.14% as of 9 December 2019. But that means, according to WHGI, only 303,784 of our 1,674,782 biographies 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.
We take an inclusive view towards subject matter, editors, and language communities:
- 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. 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 (women's biographies, women's works, women's issues).
- 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.
Learn more about our work, including Press and Research »
Announcements [edit]
Add new announcements to the top. Sign with ~~~~. Remove old ones after a month.
- An article by Phoebe Southworth titled Physicist embroiled in sexism row with Wikipedia after female scientists she wrote profiles for 'not notable enough' in The Telegraph on 7 December reports on difficulties experienced by Jess Wade.--Ipigott (talk) 08:59, 9 December 2019 (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 our continuing #1day1woman initiative.
Special initiative for 2019
- Throughout the year, we will be maintaining month-by-month interest in our Focus on Suffrage initiative.
Continuing in December
- Stub contest. Each month (October, November, December) recognition will be given to the winners of each of the two sections, one for new stubs, the other for enhancing existing stubs. The contest is open to all providing they have registered as members of Women in Red.
Happening now
- December 2019: Parliamentarians
- December 2019: Classical musicians
- December 2019: 2019 deaths
- December 2019: Arab World
Recently completed
- November 2019: Libraries and archives
- November 2019: Leadership
- November 2019: Wikipedia Asian Month
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.
- 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
- 11 Dec 2019 – Chelsea McClammer (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Dec 2019 – Julia Bauer (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Dec 2019 – Bessie S. McColgin (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Dec 2019 – Eleanor Vadala (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Dec 2019 – Susmita Mohanty (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Abishe (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Dec 2019 – Reema Juffali (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Abishe (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Dec 2019 – Christine Duffy (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Nov 2019 – Donna Tobias (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Nov 2019 – Maryam Shanechi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Achaea (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Nov 2019 – Kiuchi Kyō (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
- (12 more...)
Articles for deletion
- 11 Dec 2019 – Najma Kousri (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Celestina007 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 10 Dec 2019 – Erinn Cosby (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Celestina007 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 10 Dec 2019 – Chantelle Nicholson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Celestina007 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 10 Dec 2019 – Shirin Kanchwala (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Celestina007 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 10 Dec 2019 – Anagha Janaki (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Celestina007 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 09 Dec 2019 – Joanna Jet (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Genericusername57 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 09 Dec 2019 – Sunshine Shen (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hugsyrup (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 09 Dec 2019 – Leslie Johnson (publisher) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dr42 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 09 Dec 2019 – Karolina (painter) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by S Marshall (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 08 Dec 2019 – Gloria Ouida Lee (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DiamondRemley39 (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 05 Dec 2019 – Aranya Johar (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 137.132.211.132 (t · c) was deproded by Praxidicae (t · c) on 06 Dec 2019
- 29 Nov 2019 – Maggie Lloyd Williams (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Premeditated Chaos (t · c) was deleted
Files for discussion
- 03 Dec 2019 – File:Tachabbn.jpeg (talk · edit · hist) (on Symply Tacha) FfDed by WJ94 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 01 Dec 2019 – File:Tacha.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Symply Tacha) FfDed by WJ94 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 08 Dec 2019 – Katherine Hughes (activist) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Clovermoss (t · c); start discussion
- 18 Nov 2019 – Milagros Benet de Mewton (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Nov 2019 – Marie Lang (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 06 Nov 2019 – Alma Sundquist (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 25 Oct 2019 – Winifred Lamb (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Eritha (t · c); start discussion
- 22 Oct 2019 – Thung Sin Nio (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Oct 2019 – Idalia Ramos Rangel (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MX (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Oct 2019 – Marie Smallface Marule (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Thsmi002 (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Oct 2019 – Shelby Starner (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Thsmi002 (t · c); start discussion
- 02 Oct 2019 – Nino Tkeshelashvili (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- (10 more...)
Peer reviews
- 18 Oct 2019 – Clara Schumann (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 04 Dec 2019 – Elsevier Foundation Award (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards by Eleighjo (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2019 – Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1982) by Keivan.f (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Dec 2019 – Princess Marie of Baden (1865-1939) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Princess Marie of Baden (1865–1939) by 2601:241:301:4360:385D:ABDF:3E48:5A07 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 20 Sep 2019 – Sección Femenina de Falange in Francoist Spain (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sección Femenina by Error (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Sep 2019 – Ghazala Siyal (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ghazalla Sial by BukhariSaeed (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Jul 2019 – The Blue Cloak (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Netherlandish Proverbs by MatthewHoobin (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Feb 2019 – Maggie Roche (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Roches by Arthur Rubin (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 10 Dec 2019 – Draft:Kim Iversen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 84.46.53.211 (t · c)
- 02 Dec 2019 – Draft:Joanne Wilson (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Bbarmadillo (t · c)
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. Annual totals at a glance are:
- 2015 (project was established in July): 11,599
- 2016: 27,951
- 2017: 27,777
- 2018: 26,550
- January to July 2019: 14,480
- Grand total: 108,357
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 Gayl King became the first female darts player to compete in the PDC World Darts Championship after the Professional Darts Corporation invited her to play in the 2001 tournament? (2019-12-07)
- ... that feminist Carole De Saram caused the closure of a Citibank branch? (2019-12-05)
- ... that Sara Wesslin, featured on the BBC's 100 Women for 2019, is one of only two journalists in the world broadcasting in Skolt Sami? (2019-12-03)
- ... that Kathrin Göring portrayed both Fricka and Waltraute in Der Ring in Minden, and a critic called her scene in Götterdämmerung a highlight, noting her dramatic mezzo-soprano and intense acting? (2019-12-01)
- ... that Hedwig Porschütz, who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, was not honoured as an "unsung heroine" in West Berlin because she had been a prostitute? (2019-11-29)
- ... that Ellie Morrison is the first woman to serve as the national commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America since its incorporation in 1910? (2019-11-29)
- ... that American politician Safiya Wazir came to Uzbekistan as a refugee from Afghanistan? (2019-11-28)
- ... that Isabelle Kabatu, a Belgian soprano of African origin, recorded the role of Dolly in Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera Sly alongside José Carreras in the title role? (2019-11-27)
- ... that Li Yin's paintings (example shown) were so sought after that as many as forty imitators in her area turned out fakes of her work? (2019-11-26)
- ... that Carolyn F. Ulrich, who began her career with no formal library training, eventually became the chief of the periodicals division at the New York Public Library? (2019-11-26)
- ... that tropical ecologist Winifred Hallwachs helped develop and expand the Área de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site? (2019-11-23)
- ... that nurse and suffragette Mary Bartlett Dixon helped establish the first hospital in Easton, Maryland? (2019-11-22)
- ... that during the Apollo 11 program, biomedical engineer Judy Sullivan was instantly identifiable if she made an error as she was the only female voice on NASA's headset link? (2019-11-21)
- ... that in 2019, Vancity CEO Tamara Vrooman (pictured) received the Order of British Columbia for her contributions to a better quality of life in the province "and beyond"? (2019-11-20)
- ... that Kurdish civil engineer and politician Hevrin Khalaf, who worked for tolerance among Christians, Arabs, and Kurds, was killed in the 2019 Turkish offensive into Syria? (2019-11-19)
- ... that Order of Canada recipient Thelma Finlayson was Simon Fraser University's first professor emerita? (2019-11-18)
- ... that Margaret Lyons, the first female vice president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, was nicknamed the "Dragon Lady"? (2019-11-15)
- ... that Anne C. Morel was the first woman to become a full professor of mathematics at the University of Washington? (2019-11-13)
- ... that Gwendolyne Cowart – the "youngest girl in the south" to obtain a commercial pilot's license – went on to serve as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II? (2019-11-11)
- ... that when Lois Ellen Frank (pictured) first proposed her 2003 James Beard Award–winning cookbook on Native American foods, publishers told her there was no such cuisine? (2019-11-10)
Transcluding 20 of 1249 total
Press[edit]
There has been considerable press coverage of WiR. Below are some recent articles. To add articles to the list, visit Press.
- Physicist embroiled in sexism row with Wikipedia after female scientists she wrote profiles for 'not notable enough', article by Phoebe Southworth in The Telegrph, 7 December 2019
- "Most Wikipedia profiles are about men - these women in Australia are hoping to change that". SBS News. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- “Inclusipedia” brings underrepresented people of Boulder to light, article by Isabella Fincher, CuiIndependent, 25 May 2019
- Seeking Equality—One Biography at a Time, Kochi Post, 8 May 2019, Ardra Manasi
- Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was., Vox article by Brian Resnick, 16 April 2019.
- Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly, by Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 8 April 2019.
- Why we need to address the digital divide if we want to foster more democratic societies, OuiShare
- Why policymakers need to tackle the digital gender gap, Open Global Rights
- Students inspired by York University Libraries make impressive edits to Wikipedia, by Katrina Cohen-Palacios, yFile: York University News, 26 March 2019
- RIT Libraries hosts Women on Wikipedia Edit-a-thon March 22, by Susan Gawlowicz, Rochester Institute of Technology News, 21 March 2019
- Event at RIT aims to improve online gender equity, by Beth Adams, WXXI News, 19 March 2019
- Wiki women: Volunteers add female and non-binary artists to Wikipedia, CBC, 15 March 2019
- Boulder Group is Rewriting History One Wikipedia Article at a Time, by Daliah Singer, 5280, 15 March 2019
- Libraries’ day-long Wiki Edit-a-thon to help shrink gender gap, by Jill Shockey, Penn State News, 15 March 2019
- Cornell Celebrates International Women’s Day with Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, by Chantal Raguin, The Cornell Daily Sun, 10 March 2019
- Edit-a-thon aims to give recognition to more women, arts on Wikipedia, by Alexsandra Coltun Schneider, Daily Bruin, 11 March 2019
- ICA holds ‘Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon’ to increase female, gender non-binary representation online, by Jennifer Suryadjaja, The Daily Free Press, 7 March 2019 Wikipedia ‘Edit-a-Thon’ translates Spanish entries on Latin artists], by Jesenia De Moya Correa, The Inquirer, 6 March 2019
- Fine Arts Library to Host Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, University of Arkansas News, 4 March 2019
- Wikipedia ‘Edit-a-Thon’ translates Spanish entries on Latin artists, by Jesenia De Moya Correa, The Inquirer, 6 March 2019
- UNC libraries give feminism a voice with Wikipedia edit-a-thon, by Ava Eucker, The Daily Tar Heel, 3 May 2019
- UNLV hosts feminist 'edit-a-thon' on Wikipedia, by Jesse Stiller, CampusReform, 26 February 2019
- Women scientists being whitewashed from Wikipedia, by Ewan McAndrew, Siobhan O’Connor, Dr Sara Thomas and Dr Alice White in The Scotsman, 12 March 2019
- Volunteers work to bolster Canadian women's biographies on Wikipedia, by Paul Chiasson, the Canadian Press, 8 March 2019
- The Royal Society are shouting out diversity champions on National Science Day - and we feature - Victuallers (talk) 15:21, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
- Happy 18th birthday, Wikipedia. Let’s celebrate the Internet’s good grown-up., by Stephen Harrison, The Washington Post, 14 January 2019
- From Chinese spies to award-winning geologists, we’re making women visible on Wikipedia, by Ewan McAndrew, Sioban O'Connor, Sara Thomas and Alice White, New Statesman, 8 January 2019
Academia[edit]
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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