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 19.33% as of 26 September 2022. But that means that of 1,906,088 biographies, only 368,529 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
- October 2022: Alphabet Run | G to H
- October 2022: Women in STEM
- October 2022: Geofocus West Asia
Recently completed
- September 2022: Alphabet run E and F
- September 2022: Women writers & their works
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
- 04 Oct 2022 – Sylvia Wu (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MelanieN (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Oct 2022 – Tara Jones (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kingsif (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2022 – Mary Ridge (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Penny Richards (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Sep 2022 – Sarah Aristidou (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Sep 2022 – Wilhelmine Key (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lucas138 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Sep 2022 – María Urquides (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ProfessorBeaver (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Sep 2022 – Ann Beaglehole (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Chocmilk03 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Sep 2022 – Jindřiška Flajšhansová (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by LordPeterII (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Sep 2022 – Nettie Metcalf (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Evedawn99 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Sep 2022 – Tova Friedman (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Silver seren (t · c); see discussion
- (4 more...)
Articles for deletion
- 05 Oct 2022 – Bhushita Ahuja (author) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Arthistorian1977 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 05 Oct 2022 – Brendan Bechtel (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Driodr (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 05 Oct 2022 – Nazanin Ash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Driodr (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 05 Oct 2022 – Anaïs Weyer (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jogurney (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 05 Oct 2022 – Rimi B. Chatterjee (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Toddst1 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 04 Oct 2022 – Anita Karim (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Nswix (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 04 Oct 2022 – Nathalie Blanc (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Spf121188 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 04 Oct 2022 – Duja Devi (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Alexandermcnabb (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 04 Oct 2022 – Yasmine Seale (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Alexandermcnabb (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 04 Oct 2022 – Darenzia (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Morbidthoughts (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- (64 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 04 Oct 2022 – Leila Rahimi (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 50.203.232.253 (t · c) was deproded by Firefangledfeathers (t · c) on 05 Oct 2022
- 02 Oct 2022 – Jackson Pearce (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Aoidh (t · c) was deproded by Pburka (t · c) on 03 Oct 2022
- 23 Sep 2022 – Marla Boehr (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Reywas92 (t · c) was deproded by GB fan (t · c) on 29 Sep 2022
Files for discussion
- 25 Sep 2022 – File:Kumari Sweta.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Kumari Sweta) FfDed by Minorax (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 03 Oct 2022 – Eunice Newton Foote (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by SusunW (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 21 Sep 2022 – Jennie Scott Griffiths (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
Good article reassessments
- 26 Sep 2022 – Hilaria Baldwin (talk · edit · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Herostratus (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requested moves
- 03 Oct 2022 – Mahsa Amini(Jina) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mahsa Amini by Caravaneternity (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Sep 2022 – Damage Control (professional wrestling) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Damage CTRL by DrewieStewie (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 03 Feb 2022 – Women in Shinto (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Nyonin Kinsei by MaitreyaVaruna (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- undated – Draft:Sardunya (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
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 Elise Reiman, who taught children's classes at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet for four decades, was called "the bridge between generations"? (2022-09-30)
- ... that Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, said that Ukrainians care less about her being transgender than Americans do? (2022-09-29)
- ... that Rakhel Feygenberg wrote her first novel at age 13, but was forced to burn it by her relatives? (2022-09-26)
- ... that the first film written and directed by Marysia Nikitiuk (pictured) has been called one of the "most iconic" works of modern Ukrainian cinema? (2022-09-26)
- ... that yachting photographer Eileen Ramsay damaged many Rolleiflex cameras by attempting to take photos at water level? (2022-09-22)
- ... that actress Zita Moulton first starred in theatre performances after a bet with her fiancé that she would be able to get a stage job within 24 hours? (2022-09-20)
- ... that Tala Bashmi played on the Bahrain women's national football team for seven years before opening a restaurant in a Manama hotel? (2022-09-17)
- ... that 22-year-old Brazilian women's football forward Thays Ferrer was a member of club teams that won national championships in four different countries? (2022-09-14)
- ... that Dorli Rainey, at the age of 84, was pepper-sprayed by police at a 2011 Occupy Seattle protest, making her a symbol of the Occupy Wall Street movement? (2022-09-13)
- ... that Sheila Egoff, Canada's first professor of children's literature, returned to her library work immediately after retirement? (2022-09-12)
- ... that a New York pop-up restaurant opened by Louisa Shafia served stews and rice dishes described in a review as a "Persian-tapas gateway into the ancient cuisine"? (2022-09-10)
- ... that Susan Silk developed ring theory (pictured) when a colleague said that Silk's breast cancer wasn't just about her? (2022-09-08)
- ... that rhythmic gymnast Gemma Frizelle won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games performing to her mother's favourite song? (2022-09-06)
- ... that the first woman mayor in Metropolitan Toronto, Beth Nealson, ran against True Davidson in a 1966 mayoral race called the "Battle of the Belles"? (2022-09-05)
- ... that Mihi Edwards did not use her own name as a young woman because of discrimination against Māori people in New Zealand? (2022-09-03)
- ... that the woodcarver Violet Pinwill of the Pinwill sisters was still working on a life-size figure of Saint Peter days before her death in 1957, aged 82? (2022-09-01)
- ... that when Winifred Brown (pictured) arrived for the King's Cup air race in 1930, she was not allowed to stay at the aero club but still won the race? (2022-08-30)
- ... that New Zealand composer Maewa Kaihau sold her rights to the song "Now is the Hour" for £10, a decade before it became a hit in the United Kingdom and United States? (2022-08-30)
- ... that cosmetic chemist Balanda Atis created the foundation worn by Lupita Nyong'o in advertisements for Lancôme? (2022-08-30)
- ... that Esther Cuesta was an undocumented migrant in the United States long before she was elected to represent about 800,000 Ecuadorian migrants? (2022-08-29)
Transcluding 20 of 2384 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, 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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