Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red
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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, according to Humaniki has reached 19.31% as of 8 August 2022. But that means that of 1,899,428 biographies, only 366,717 are about women.[2] 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.[3] You don't have to be a member in order to participate in the conversations; just please be civil.
On Wikipedia[edit]
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" (like this one) 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 it's unknown how they self-identified 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)
Wikimedia Commons[edit]
Every year, our members upload thousands of images to Wikimedia Commons: photographs of women, their signatures, their works, etc. In turn, these images can be added to Wikipedia articles. This is another way people can be involved in improving women's representation on Wikipedia.
Wikidata[edit]
We create and improve Wikidata items related to women, women's works, and women's issues.
See also[edit]
Learn more about our work, including Press and Research.
Announcements[edit]
- Please post recent announcements directly on this page for improved page editing history, watcher alerts and greater visibility
Add new announcements to the top. Sign with ~~~~. Remove old ones after a couple of months.
- The National Institute of Design in India is organizing an event with editathons focusing on Women in Design from 8 to 12 Aug 2022 with support from Art+Feminism. More details here.--Ipigott (talk) 07:43, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- New redlist: Lambiek Comiclopedia Gamaliel (talk) 22:14, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
Events[edit]
- This section is a transcluded subpage, and may contain more information than is shown here. To view or edit, go to /Events (watch this section).
Continuing global coverage
- In addition to our monthly editathons, you can cover women in any sphere of interest by taking part in the 2022 version of our #1day1woman initiative.
Year-long initiative
- 2022 global initiative: Climate
Happening now
- August 2022: Alphabet run C and D
- August 2022: Indigenous women
- August 2022: Refugees
- August 2022: Comedians, Comics and other Performers
Recently completed
- July 2022: Alphabet run A and B
- July 2022: Baltic States
- June 2022: Translation Contest (third of three months)
- June 2022: LGBTQ+ women
- June 2022: Greenland and the Faroes
- June 2022: Women in Music
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, and to creating new 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}}, {{WikiProject Women's History}} or {{WikiProject Women scientists}}, look on those projects' article alert pages instead.
Did you know
- 15 Aug 2022 – Louisa Shafia (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bridget (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Aug 2022 – Beth Nealson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cielquiparle (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Aug 2022 – Lucy de László (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Aug 2022 – Pinwill sisters (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Balance person (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Aug 2022 – Rufina Peter (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Aug 2022 – Ashley Ellis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Corachow (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Aug 2022 – Esther Cuesta (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Victuallers (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Aug 2022 – Wang Henei (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Toodles The Grey (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Aug 2022 – Balanda Atis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bridget (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jul 2022 – Christy Martin vs. Deirdre Gogarty (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AntonioMartin (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for deletion
- 16 Aug 2022 – Cynthia Pulou (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Samantha Peninsa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Ramona Padio (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Betty Sam (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Cathy Samson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Kedie Johnson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Gloria Laeli (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Michaella Kurabi (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Aminath Shamila (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 16 Aug 2022 – Asaiso Gossie (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sportsfan 1234 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
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Featured article candidates
- 10 Aug 2022 – Kathryn D. Sullivan (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 16 Aug 2022 – Atalie Unkalunt (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Aug 2022 – Betty Hall (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Curbon7 (t · c); start discussion
- 02 Aug 2022 – Mary Amelia Swift (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 20 Jul 2022 – Gerlin Bean (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 23 May 2022 – Ay mamá (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kingsif (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 13 Aug 2022 – Marjorie Taylor Greene (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Jtbobwaysf (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 29 May 2022 – Women's Land Army (World War I) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Women's Land Army by Loew Galitz (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Feb 2022 – Women in Shinto (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Nyonin Kinsei by MaitreyaVaruna (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jan 2022 – Naila Isayeva (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Hamlet Isakhanli by Mako001 (t · c); see discussion
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.
For personal metrics on how many articles you've created about women, see this tool.
If you want to measure gender diversity in a given Wikipedia article, use this tool.
Totals at a glance[edit]
| Year | Portion if applicable |
Total | Daily average |
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| 2015 | 18 Jul - 31 Dec | 11,711 | 70 |
| 2016 | 28,399 | 77 | |
| 2017 | 28,271 | 77 | |
| 2018 | 27,323 | 75 | |
| 2019 | 27,207 | 75 | |
| 2020 | 30,119 | 82 | |
| 2021 | 26,780 | 73 | |
| 2022 | 1 Jan - 31 Jul | 11,519 | 54 |
| Grand total | 189,503 |
(Updated: Rosiestep (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2022 (UTC))
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 creating visual art led Maya Pindyck to write poetry? (2022-08-12)
- ... that Ruslana Pysanka, who hosted a Ukrainian television program together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2008, died as a refugee in Germany? (2022-08-10)
- ... that Colombian singer Juanita Lascarro became a soprano at the Oper Frankfurt, where she appeared as both Calypso and Penelope in a new production of Dallapiccola's Ulisse? (2022-08-09)
- ... that Avelina Carrera (pictured) made her debut at the Liceu in Barcelona in 1889, stepping in as Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin, and created the role of Maddalena in Giordano's Andrea Chénier at La Scala? (2022-08-08)
- ... that Laura J. Crossey has shown that travertines (example pictured) are more likely to form when meteoric groundwater mixes with deeper groundwater from the Earth's mantle? (2022-08-06)
- ... that Suzie Zuzek's impactful 1960s and 1970s textile designs for Lilly Pulitzer dresses (examples pictured) were recovered from under floorboards? (2022-08-05)
- ... that according to investigations by independent press agencies, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh (pictured) was killed by an Israel Defense Forces bullet while wearing a blue "press" vest? (2022-08-03)
- ... that actress Daisy Belmore disfigured her appearance for a character in a play so significantly that she was barely recognised in the street by audience members? (2022-08-03)
- ... that Alice King overcame her disability to lead Bible classes and write eleven novels? (2022-08-02)
- ... that Katja Husen was the speaker of the Green Youth, a member of the Hamburg Parliament, and the CEO of the Centre for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg? (2022-08-01)
- ... that after Keri Blakinger left Cornell University to serve time in prison for possession of heroin, she returned to finish her degree and then became a criminal justice reporter? (2022-07-31)
- ... that Catherine Flanagan was arrested and jailed in 1917 for picketing the White House in support of women's suffrage? (2022-07-31)
- ... that in 1946, Margrethe Parm (pictured) was appointed the director of a women's prison that had been used as a political prison during the German occupation of Norway? (2022-07-30)
- ... that Margot Sponer used her international network of contacts to help people escape persecution in Nazi Germany? (2022-07-29)
- ... that Canadian paediatrician Gladys Boyd was one of the first physicians to treat diabetic children with insulin? (2022-07-29)
- ... that Anita Rivas, an Ecuadorian mayor, visited the United Kingdom and offered to stop oil drilling in a rainforest in Yasuní National Park? (2022-07-28)
- ... that Angéline de Montbrun by Laure Conan is the first psychological novel written by a French Canadian? (2022-07-28)
- ... that no wave band Pulsallama was described as "13 girls fighting over a cowbell"? (2022-07-27)
- ... that Ada Buisson died at the age of 27, and her short story "The Ghost's Summons" has been anthologised several times since her death? (2022-07-27)
- ... that when Heather Engebretson portrayed the title role of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for the first time, a reviewer said that her voice "can tremble with panic and shine with hope"? (2022-07-26)
Transcluding 20 of 2351 total
Press[edit]
There has been considerable press coverage of WiR. Below are some recent articles. To add articles to the list, visit Press.
- I joined a Wikipedia Editathon to #ChangeTheStory and address the Wikipedia Gender Gap by Meg Kneafsey of CARE
- "The problem with Wikipedia? There aren’t enough women" by Helen Pankhurst, copied to Yahoo!news from the Independent, 5 July 2022
- "Jess Wade on Wikipedia and work-life balance" by Kerri Jensen, c&en, 21 June 2022
- "How academic institutions can help to close Wikipedia’s gender gap" by Farah Qaiser, Maryam Zaringhalam, Francesca Bernardi, Jess Wade & Emily Pinckney, Nature, 23 May 2022
- "What's with Wikipedia and women?" by Laurel Oldach, ASBMBTODAY, 8 March 2022
- "UMN Morris Intro Class Gets Wikified" by Sue Dieter, University of Minnesota Morris, 7 February 2022
Academia[edit]
In addition to listings 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).
References[edit]
- ^ Graells-Garrido, Eduardo; Lalmas, Mounia; Menczer, Filippo (2015). "First Women, Second Sex: Gender Bias in Wikipedia". Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Hypertext & Social Media - HT '15: 165–174. arXiv:1502.02341. doi:10.1145/2700171.2791036. S2CID 1082360.
- ^ "Humaniki".
- ^ "Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red • en.wikipedia.org". XTools.
External links[edit]
- 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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