Geofocus on Great Britain and Ireland
January 2018
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| Hello and welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR) whose objective is to turn redlinks into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's biographies and women's works. Did you know that according to WHGI only 17.39% 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. We invite you to participate whenever you like in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Women in Red warmly welcomes you! |
Welcome!
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| About | |
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| Facilitators | Rosiestep |
| Online event | |
| 1–31 January 2018 | Join the Women in Red online editathon from anywhere in the world. |
| Use social media to promote our work! | |
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| Wiki Women in Red | |
| @wikiwomeninred | |
| January 2018 Editathons | |
| Hashtag | #wikiwomeninred |
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| . | Authority control should be included at the foot of every biography: {{Authority control}}. It will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata. |
| . | Choose applicable Categories including relevant subcategories of Category:Women. |
| . | If applicable, add a stub template at the foot of an article:{{stub}}. |
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Women in Red are hosting a virtual editathon from 1 to 31 January 2018 geographically focused on the Great Britain and Ireland, providing an opportunity for you to create or improve articles on past or present women who were born in England, Scotland, Wales, the island of Ireland, the Isle or Man or the Channel Islands, or who have close associations with one or more of these. Special attention could for example be given to those who have received the highest official honours. You may also write articles about the works women have created, the literature they have written or their companies and organizations.
The virtual edit-a-thon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work.
- The lists of redlinks below should provide inspiration.
- This essay on creating women's biographies might be helpful to newer editors.
- 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
- to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter)