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Welcome to Women in Red (WiR), a WikiProject whose objective is to turn "redlinks" into blue ones within the project scope: women's biographies, works by women, and women's issues. Click on our Redlinks index to see all our lists of missing articles by focus area, occupation and nationality.
We recognized a need for this work as, in November 2014, only about 15% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. Founded in July 2015, WiR strives to improve the figure, which has reached 17.93% as of 12 August 2019. But that means, according to WHGI, only 295,553 of our 1,648,568 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.
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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Announcements [edit]
Klarson GPS (talk) 22:52, 13 August 2019 (UTC) I have started working on a page for Tuija I. Pulkkinen. She is a space physics professor. NAS member - so not controversial. She has some wiki data -but no page.
Is this an ok place to put this kind of information? Not really sure of all the protocols for the group.
Add new announcements to the top. Sign with ~~~~. Remove old ones after a month.
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 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.
Happening now
- August 2019: Sports (for one more month)
- August 2019: Indigenous women
- August 2019: Film and stage
- August 2019: Millennial countries
Recently completed
- July 2019: Sports
- July 2019: Education
- July 2019: Geofocus:Microstates
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 project's article alert pages instead.
Did you know
- 10 Aug 2019 – Doris Bergen (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Aug 2019 – Ursula Boese (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Aug 2019 – Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Aug 2019 – Jessie Coles Grayson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by RebeccaGreen (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Aug 2019 – Serenay Aktaş (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CeeGee (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jul 2019 – Jill Martin (actress) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MWright96 (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jul 2019 – Women of '69, Unboxed (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SL93 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jul 2019 – Brigitte Kronauer (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jul 2019 – Charity Lamb (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SamCordes (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Jul 2019 – Jennie Porter (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for deletion
- 18 Aug 2019 – Mehrzad Zarrabian (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by A loose necktie (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 17 Aug 2019 – Ava Eagle Brown (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SamHolt6 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 17 Aug 2019 – Andrea Long Chu (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MurielMary (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 17 Aug 2019 – Women2WinWales (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Premeditated Chaos (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 17 Aug 2019 – Selwa Al-Hazzaa (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TheGreatWikiLord (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 16 Aug 2019 – Hridi Haq (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Rasi56 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 16 Aug 2019 – Angélique Vialard (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Lee Vilenski (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 16 Aug 2019 – Ruth Medufia (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Domdeparis (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 15 Aug 2019 – Jackie Dallas (actress) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Discospinster (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 15 Aug 2019 – Rachele Royale (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Discospinster (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- (67 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 14 Aug 2019 – Sydney Ember (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Calton (t · c) was deproded by Another Believer (t · c) on 14 Aug 2019
- 13 Aug 2019 – Dasha Nekrasova (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Yellow-billed Loon (t · c) was deproded by Pinchofhope (t · c) on 14 Aug 2019
- 11 Aug 2019 – Pro Wrestling Women's Alliance (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 2001:8003:5999:6D00:D5E1:8964:BEF9:25FA (t · c) was deproded by STATicVapor (t · c) on 12 Aug 2019
- 10 Aug 2019 – Linda Aslaksen (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Geschichte (t · c) was deproded by SusunW (t · c) on 12 Aug 2019
Good article nominees
- 04 Aug 2019 – Mamie Shields Pyle (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Knope7 (t · c); start discussion
- 16 Jul 2019 – Adele Zay (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 07 Jul 2019 – Jeni Bojilova-Pateva (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 04 Jul 2019 – Brynhild Olivier (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Michael Goodyear (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Jul 2019 – Józefa Joteyko (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SusunW (t · c); start discussion
- 09 Apr 2019 – Marjorie Paxson (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Valereee (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Jan 2019 – Fenty Beauty (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Innisfree987 (t · c); start discussion
Articles to be merged
- 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
- 14 Aug 2019 – Draft:Christine Wren (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by PMCH2 (t · c)
- 26 Jul 2019 – Draft:Goldie Michelson (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by PMCH2 (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-July 2019: 14480
- 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 Wibke Bruhns (pictured), the first female German television news presenter, was a correspondent for Stern in Jerusalem, and wrote the biography of her father who was executed by the Nazis? (2019-08-10)
- ... that Ina Kaplan was six months pregnant when she won three of the four 2014 German national pool championships? (2019-08-09)
- ... that Isoldé Elchlepp began her career as a protest song singer and later appeared as Wagner's Ortrud at the Bayreuth Festival and as Schoeck's Penthesilea at the Staatsoper Hannover? (2019-08-06)
- ... that philanthropist Mary Robinson Foster (pictured) was known as the first Hawaiian Buddhist? (2019-08-05)
- ... that after Josephine Groves Holloway's petition to form an official Girl Scout troop for African-Americans was rejected, she formed her own troop and encouraged her friends to do the same? (2019-08-04)
- ... that Mother Berry, a jockey who rode disguised as a man, earned her nickname after she adopted a runaway child? (2019-08-03)
- ... that Wilhelmine Lübke (pictured, center), who joined her husband, President of West Germany Heinrich Lübke, on more than 50 state visits, was fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian? (2019-08-01)
- ... that American historian Pamela Nadell traced the origins of the first agitations for a female rabbi to a short story published in 1889? (2019-08-01)
- ... that Lord Mayor of Birmingham Yvonne Mosquito opened comedian Joe Lycett's kitchen extension? (2019-07-28)
- ... that Clemantine Wamariya was reunited with her parents on The Oprah Winfrey Show, twelve years after being separated from them during the Rwandan genocide? (2019-07-27)
- ... that Lilian Benningsen, a singer at the Bavarian State Opera for decades, appeared as Carolina in the world premiere of Henze's Elegie für junge Liebende (Elegy for Young Lovers)? (2019-07-26)
- ... that Australian theatre director and former chemistry demonstrator May Hollinworth was described as "a wizard with lighting effects"? (2019-07-25)
- ... that Mandy Moore choreographed La La Land's opening number using 30 dancers, 100 extras, and 60 cars stuck in traffic on a Los Angeles freeway? (2019-07-23)
- ... that Paula R. Pietromonaco found that attachment styles affect how people think and behave during conflict? (2019-07-22)
- ... that Maria Magnani Noya was the first woman mayor of Turin and the second woman mayor in Italy? (2019-07-19)
- ... that sculptor Alice King Chatham used plaster casts to design custom-fitted oxygen masks and helmets for Project Mercury astronauts? (2019-07-19)
- ... that Robyn Benincasa ran a marathon four months after having surgery for osteoarthritis and being told she might never run again? (2019-07-18)
- ... that Eleanor C. Pressly helped develop and launch a series of Aerobee rockets during the 1957–1958 International Geophysical Year? (2019-07-17)
- ... that Gao Xiaoxia abandoned her PhD studies to leave America in 1951, just before the US government banned Chinese students from returning home? (2019-07-16)
- ... that Catherine Despard helped compose the speech that her husband, the ringleader of the Despard Plot, gave at the gallows? (2019-07-15)
Transcluding 20 of 1142 total
Press[edit]
There has been considerable press coverage of WiR. Below are some recent articles. To add articles to the list, visit Press.
- "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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- Interest in women's history began much earlier than is assumed, Phys Org, August 25, 2015
