Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red
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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 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 19.49% as of 20 March 2023. But that means that of 1,932,425 biographies, only 376,681 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 28,000 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. Over 10,000 new images in 2022
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.
- New redlists: Notable Black American Women, A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography
- Video recording of The Adrianne Wadewitz Panel at the WOW2022 Conference, featuring Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Annie Reynolds, Caddie Brain and Caroline Phillips. Oronsay (talk) 22:50, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- The streamed WOW2022 Conference on "Diversity, Diasporas and Digitality, The Worlds of Wikimedia and Beyond", Sydney, Australia, 17-18 November 2022 features a panel discussion with Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Annie Reynolds, Caddie Brain and Caroline Phillips as well as a presentation by Jess Wade.--Ipigott (talk) 10:39, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
- Jess Wade's presentation may be viewed on the WOW2022 Conference page.Oronsay (talk) 22:51, 21 December 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 2023 version of our #1day1woman initiative.
Year-long initiatives
- 2023 global initiative: Peace and Diplomacy
- #1day1woman 2023
Coming up
- April 2023: Gender studies
- April 2023: Health
- April 2023: Dance
- April 2023: Alphabet run S & T
- April 2023: Books by women
Happening now
- March 2023: Mediterranean women
- March 2023: Art + Activism
- March 2023: Alphabet run Q & R
- February 2023 - March 2023: Folklore
Recently completed
- February 2023: Alphabet run | O & P
- February 2023: Black women
- February 2023: Justice
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
- 25 Mar 2023 – Lucy Salani (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by WanderingWanda (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2023 – Rhina Aguirre (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Mar 2023 – Sarah Maria Griffin (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SeoR (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Mar 2023 – Sally Buchanan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cielquiparle (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2023 – Sibil Pektorosoğlu (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CeeGee (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Mar 2023 – Güzel İstanbul (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gazozlu (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Mar 2023 – Paige Niemann (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Pamzeis (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Feb 2023 – Rufina Bazlova (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Paul2520 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 29 Mar 2023 – Julia Wilhelm (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Genericusername57 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 29 Mar 2023 – Aiona Santana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bedivere (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 29 Mar 2023 – Elie Saab net dress of Halle Berry (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 29 Mar 2023 – Gayle Anderson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by A09 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 29 Mar 2023 – Nora Heggheim (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fram (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 29 Mar 2023 – Jennifer Santiago (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sammi Brie (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 28 Mar 2023 – Rika Sato (actress) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Idoghor Melody (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 28 Mar 2023 – Kathy Anderson (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Skipple (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
- 28 Mar 2023 – Prosun Azad (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Moheen (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 28 Mar 2023 – Nargis Javany (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Penale52 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- (92 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 27 Mar 2023 – Rika Sato (actress) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Idoghor Melody (t · c) was deproded by GB fan (t · c) on 28 Mar 2023
- 27 Mar 2023 – Aiona Santana (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bedivere (t · c) was deproded by Explicit (t · c) on 29 Mar 2023
- 19 Mar 2023 – Mohanpur Government Girls High School (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c) was deleted
- 19 Mar 2023 – Haripur Dimukhi Girls High School (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c) was deleted
Good article nominees
- 23 Mar 2023 – Elena Landázuri (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 20 Mar 2023 – Carmen García (politician) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Mar 2023 – Enrichetta Chiaraviglio-Giolitti (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Mar 2023 – Gloria Cameron (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 07 Mar 2023 – Cathy Whims (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Another Believer (t · c); start discussion
- 11 Feb 2023 – Marjorie Lynch (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sammielh (t · c); start discussion
- 06 Feb 2023 – Erna P. Harris (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Jan 2023 – Helene Lecher (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 15 Jan 2023 – Yella Hertzka (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jan 2023 – Shatzi Weisberger (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ezlev (t · c); start discussion
- (4 more...)
Requested moves
- 23 Mar 2023 – 2023 Women's Premier League Final (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2023 Women's Premier League (cricket) Final by Rock Stone Gold Castle (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 16 Feb 2023 – Draft:Alžbeta Ferencová (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Newklear007 (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.
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 | 18,893 | 52 | |
Grand total | 198,703 |
(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 to attend the 1915 Women at the Hague Congress, Eugénie Hamer and the Belgian delegates drove, were frisked, walked two hours, and took a train? (2023-03-22)
- ... that Cora Slocomb di Brazza designed the peace flag adopted by the International Council of Women, and her mother Abby Day Slocomb designed the Connecticut state flag? (2023-03-22)
- ... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history? (2023-03-21)
- ... that Satoko Kishimoto is the first elected female mayor of Suginami, Tokyo? (2023-03-20)
- ... that Helene Scheu-Riesz created the first German translation of Alice Through the Looking-Glass but struggled with Lewis Carroll's made-up words? (2023-03-20)
- ... that Gloria Cameron was the first native Jamaican in the UK to appear on the British television programme This Is Your Life? (2023-03-19)
- ... that people sometimes wonder whether the contortionist Sofie Dossi has a spine? (2023-03-18)
- ... that excavations led by archaeologist Judith Marquet-Krause disproved that the Book of Joshua was a factual account of the city of Ai? (2023-03-17)
- ... that Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis was a semi-professional snowboarder in New Zealand before she decided to pursue a career in the arts? (2023-03-15)
- ... that Cara De Silva described a cookbook compiled by a woman in Terezin concentration camp as a record of "psychological resistance”? (2023-03-15)
- ... that Sister Maureen Keleher said that the first freestanding hospice in Hawaii was like an answer to prayer? (2023-03-12)
- ... that the support of conservationist Kae Miller (pictured) for people recovering from mental illnesses resulted in the establishment of Te Rae Kaihau Park in Wellington, New Zealand? (2023-03-11)
- ... that Ida Ospelt-Amann led the revival of dialect poetry in Liechtenstein and was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit? (2023-03-11)
- ... that Shirley Kurata is said to have "subverted and reclaimed Asian-centric tropes" through her "outrageous" costume designs for movie villain Jobu Tupaki? (2023-03-10)
- ... that New Zealand activist Pania Newton (depicted) gave up a legal career to become an activist and spokesperson for the preservation of her ancestral lands at Ihumātao? (2023-03-08)
- ... that National Treasure: Edge of History lead Lisette Olivera was dissuaded from an acting career as a child but studied dance, vocals and music? (2023-03-08)
- ... that during the first tour to the Soviet Union by any American ballet company, Lupe Serrano (pictured) danced the first encore in the American Ballet Theatre's history? (2023-03-04)
- ... that Gloria Orwoba raised awareness about period poverty by appearing in the Senate of Kenya in apparently blood-stained trousers? (2023-03-04)
- ... that Mimi Kilgore gifted Willem de Kooning a frog that had been run over by a car? (2023-02-19)
- ... that American folklorist Esther Shephard collected tall tales from logging camps in the state of Washington to complete her 1924 book about Paul Bunyan? (2023-02-19)
Transcluding 20 of 2477 total
Press[edit]
There has been considerable press coverage of WiR. Below are some recent articles. To add articles to the list, visit Press.
- This Australian has written 400 profiles of deserving women on Wikipedia. Here's why she's 'obsessed', by Rayane Tanner, SBSNews, 26 October 2022
- "Who Is Jessica Wade? Physicist On A Mission To Diversify Wikipedia Science Profiles", SheThePeople, 18 October 2022
- "She’s made 1,750 Wikipedia bios for female scientists who haven’t gotten their due", by Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 October 2022
- "This 33-year-old made more than 1,000 Wikipedia bios for unknown female scientists" by Timothy Harper, NBC News, 16 October 2022
- I joined a Wikipedia Editathon to #ChangeTheStory and address the Wikipedia Gender Gap by Meg Kneafsey of CARE, 1 August 2022
- "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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