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Welcome to Women in Red (WiR)! We are a group of editors of all genders living around the world focused on improving content 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 18.27% as of 10 March 2020. But that means, according to WHGI, only 309,432 of our 1,693,225 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.
- ^ 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.
- In addition to creating new articles, we create and maintain hundreds of lists of "missing" notable women. Some who 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]
Add new announcements to the top. Sign with ~~~~. Remove old ones after a month.
- Created article on 19th century American missionary and educator Laura Askew Haygood. JJonahJackalope (talk) 18:16, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
- Created articles on three Victorian era actor-sisters: Jessie Vokes, Rosina Vokes and Victoria Vokes. Jack1956 (talk) 15:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
- Three new articles on Australian women created - Sylvia Rose Ashby, Mary Sophia Alston and Ida Nancy Ashburn - Chris.sherlock (talk) 18:49, 21 March 2020 (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.
Continuing global coverage
- In addition to our monthly editathons, you can cover women in any sphere of interest by taking part in the 2020 version of our #1day1woman initiative.
Special initiative for 2020
- Our year-long initiative for 2020 is devoted to Sports
Coming up
- April 2020: Gender studies
- April 2020: Dance
- April 2020: Geofocus Caucasus
- April 2020: VisibleWikiWomen
Happening now
- March 2020: Art+Activism/Folklore
- March 2020: Aviation
- March 2020: Great Britain and Ireland
- March 2020: VisibleWikiWomen
Recently completed
- February 2020: Explorers
- February 2020: Black women
- February 2020: Women in horror
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
- 28 Mar 2020 – Naomi Munakata (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2020 – Maria van Pallaes (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MrClog (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2020 – Kristin Goss (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Astrophobe (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Mar 2020 – Leah Lowenstein (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TJMSmith (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Mar 2020 – Ecem Güzel (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CeeGee (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Mar 2020 – Feed sack dress (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Valereee (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Mar 2020 – Sky Brown (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2020 – Constance Kies (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Trillfendi (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2020 – Emma Wilson (sailor) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Mar 2020 – Leonela Paola Yúdica (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by BennyOnTheLoose (t · c); see discussion
- (12 more...)
Articles for deletion
- 29 Mar 2020 – Abbey DiGregorio (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Missvain (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Fifth-wave feminism in Ibero-America (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MarioGom (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Oluwatomiwa Akinola (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Versace1608 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Roshanak saberan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Interstellarity (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Athena Massey (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Cardiffbear88 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Susan Mernit (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Maggie Tsang (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DGG (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Ulla Strömstedt (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jeff G. (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 28 Mar 2020 – Women of Truckee Making History (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pahlevun (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 27 Mar 2020 – Suzette Davenport (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Rathfelder (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 22 Mar 2020 – Lejla Basic (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mightytotems (t · c) was deproded by The Drover's Wife (t · c) on 23 Mar 2020
- 19 Mar 2020 – Women of Truckee Making History (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Pahlevun (t · c) was deproded by Atlantic306 (t · c) on 26 Mar 2020
- 19 Mar 2020 – Arianna Criscione (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mightytotems (t · c) was deproded by The Drover's Wife (t · c) on 23 Mar 2020
Good article nominees
- 12 Mar 2020 – Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MPJ-DK (t · c); start discussion
- 04 Mar 2020 – Kateryna Skarzhynska (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Mar 2020 – Zara Aronson (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chris.sherlock (t · c); start discussion
- 02 Mar 2020 – Eagle Woman (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by GreenMeansGo (t · c); start discussion
- 28 Feb 2020 – Lila Meade Valentine (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by ScoutHarris (t · c); start discussion
- 24 Feb 2020 – Christel Boom (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Harrias (t · c); start discussion
- 22 Feb 2020 – Elisabeth Dieudonné Vincent (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Feb 2020 – Adriana Ocampo (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Flavinista (t · c); start discussion
- 24 Jan 2020 – National Federation of Women Workers (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Franko2nd (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jan 2020 – Semni Karouzou (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Eritha (t · c); start discussion
- (13 more...)
Peer reviews
- 04 Mar 2020 – Frances Gertrude McGill (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Alanna the Brave (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Mar 2020 – Kee Mar College (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by TJMSmith (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 29 Feb 2020 – Valeria Gribusova (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to VAL (band) by DLU (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Feb 2020 – Zakia Haqqi (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Zakia Hakki by Fjmustak (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jan 2020 – Katherine Crouch (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Miss Idaho by Miraclepine (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
Articles for creation
- 29 Feb 2020 – Draft:Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by DEgnel (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
- 2019: 26,663
- January to February 2020: 4,375
- Grand total: 124,915
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 at the age of 10, Sky Brown became the youngest professional skateboarder in the world? (2020-03-28)
- ... that Mary Taylor Brush filed a 1917 patent (drawing shown) for a design to make aircraft "practically invisible when in the air"? (2020-03-28)
- ... that librarian Megan Rosenbloom (pictured), an expert in anthropodermic bibliopegy, can determine if a book is bound in human skin? (2020-03-27)
- ... that political scientist Elizabeth Theiss-Morse has written a book on the flexibility of the American national identity? (2020-03-27)
- ... that while studying dance, Anca Giurchescu joined the Romanian national shooting team and won individual and team medals at the 1955 European Shooting Championships? (2020-03-27)
- ... that the song "I've danced with a man, who's danced with a girl, who's danced with the Prince of Wales" was inspired by Edna Deane being asked for a dance nine times by the future Edward VIII? (2020-03-25)
- ... that Odile Pierre, who became interested in the organ at a recital by Marcel Dupré at the age of seven, later served as the organist of La Madeleine in Paris and played around 2,000 recitals herself? (2020-03-22)
- ... that nuclear scientist Clarice Phelps has been recognized as the first African-American woman to be involved with the discovery of a chemical element? (2020-03-22)
- ... that psychologist Susan Folkman coined the terms "problem-focused coping" and "emotion-focused coping"? (2020-03-21)
- ... that at the age of 11, Gabrielle Reidy made her first appearance at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin? (2020-03-20)
- ... that Llerena Friend, the first director of the Barker Center for Texas History, lived in 24 different homes during her youth? (2020-03-19)
- ... that Jan Yager's artwork American Ruff (pictured) is made from discarded crack-cocaine vials and caps? (2020-03-19)
- ... that Mayerlin Rivas held World Boxing Association world championship titles in both bantamweight and super bantamweight classes? (2020-03-18)
- ... that Eva Lee Kuney (pictured) was one of the children used to fill out the background of Munchkin scenes in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz? (2020-03-18)
- ... that the Irish Central Committee for the Employment of Women, which operated from 1914 to 1919, paid Irish women the same as their British counterparts? (2020-03-17)
- ... that Latvian folklorist Anna Bērzkalne wrote her 1942 doctoral thesis in English instead of German as a form of non-violent resistance to the Nazi occupation of Latvia during World War II? (2020-03-17)
- ... that boxer Angélique Duchemin was an undefeated French, European, and world champion? (2020-03-16)
- ... that Frieda Caplan, a pioneer of the specialty-produce industry in the U.S., introduced the kiwifruit to the American market? (2020-03-15)
- ... that production designer Kristi Zea created the visual imagery for The Silence of the Lambs, including a scene that the script described only as "a snapshot from hell"? (2020-03-14)
- ... that in 2019, Japanese voice actress Midori Katō earned a Guinness World Record for having voiced the same character in the anime Sazae-san for 50 years and a day? (2020-03-12)
Transcluding 20 of 1361 total
Press[edit]
There has been considerable press coverage of WiR. Below are some recent articles. To add articles to the list, visit Press.
- Filling in the gender gap on Wikipedia, by Kate Jacobson, Fortune, 11 March 2020
- International Women's Day: Closing the online gender gap, BBC News, 8 March 2020, emphasis on Wales.
- Cincinatti radio covers Women in Red work at Earlham College March 2?
- Everything’s on Wikipedia. Misinformation, too. But Wiki says its editing process quickly shuts that down., article by Molly Wood, Marketplace, 12 February 2020
- Scott Polar Research Institute's exhib features the 100 Wikibomb women from Women in Antactica, 15 January 2020
- How Wikipedia’s volunteer army combats misinformation in the 'post-truth' era, article by Sarah Leeson in PRI, 16 January 2020
- The Sum of What? On Gender, Visibility, and Wikipedia, article by Kirsten Menger-Anderson, Undark, 1 January 2020
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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