Women in Music | January 2016
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Welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR)! | |
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Our objective is to turn red links into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's representation on all language Wikipedias (biographies, women's works, women's issues, broadly construed). Did you know that, according to Humaniki, only 19.97% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed? Content gender gap is a form of systemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. Editors of all genders are equally and warmly welcome to participate in the work of Women in Red! |
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| Dates | Sunday-Sunday, 10-31 January 2016 |
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| Location | This is a virtual, global event... you can participate from anywhere in the world |
| Host | Women in Red |
| Twitter hashtag | #wikicontentgendergap |
| Facilitators | Rosiestep; add your name here; add your name here |
From January 10 to 31, Women in Red is focusing on women in music. Anyone can take part in this event, whatever their previous experience. We hope both inexperienced and seasoned editors will join us in creating biographies of some of the many past and present notable women in music who are still red-linked on the English Wikipedia. Other articles regarding women and music, such as the music schools they founded, and so on, are also welcome. The virtual edit-a-thon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work. See the (add redlink list here) for guidance.
The main goals of the event are:
- to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
- to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
- to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
Pre-event preparation