Difference between revisions of "Gender bias in Wikipedia"
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias/Gender_gap_task_force WikiProject Gender Gap Task Force]: | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias/Gender_gap_task_force WikiProject Gender Gap Task Force]: | ||
*[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire Inspire Campaign]: Offers grants to | *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire Inspire Campaign]: Offers grants to | ||
| − | *[ Art+Feminism campaign]: | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%2BFeminism Art+Feminism campaign]: |
| − | *[ WikiWomenWeek]: | + | *[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomenWeek WikiWomenWeek]: |
<b>Other External Efforts</b> | <b>Other External Efforts</b> | ||
| − | *[ Wikid GRRLS] | + | *[https://wikidgrrls.wordpress.com/ Wikid GRRLS]: This project teaches online and research skills and encourages teenage girls in the Detroit area to participate in online discussion. |
<b>Other Suggestions</b> | <b>Other Suggestions</b> | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 15 March 2019
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, makes knowledge sharing easy and accessible to a wide audience. Because anyone can access and edit Wikipedia with little training, the site offers a neutral setting to contribute one's personal expertise to a collective knowledge base. However, among other biases, a stark gender bias can be seen in both Wikipedia content and the culture of Wikipedia editing.
Contents
Evidence of the Gender Gap
Differences in Wikipedia Editors
Content Imbalances
Women-specific Characterization
Why Don't More Women Edit Wikipedia
Foundational Issues in Wikipedia
Harassment Online
Policing in a Male-Dominated Space
Survey Responses
Responsive Measures
Wikimedia Foundation Efforts
- WikiProject Women Scientists:
- WikiProject Women in Red:
- WikiProject Gender Gap Task Force:
- Inspire Campaign: Offers grants to
- Art+Feminism campaign:
- WikiWomenWeek:
Other External Efforts
- Wikid GRRLS: This project teaches online and research skills and encourages teenage girls in the Detroit area to participate in online discussion.
Other Suggestions
- not enough coverage in independent secondary sources about notable women and topics
- “a broader base of contributors and editors…would naturally help broaden our content” [1]
- “implementing a system to assess contributors’ actual expertise, deliver positive feedback, and provide training to increase female participation.” [2]
Ethical Concerns
Bias
Drachen Traffic Example/Wikipedia Articles
- ↑ Katherine Maher “Wikipedia mirrors the world’s gender biases, it doesn’t cause them”, (The Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed, Oct 18 2018)
- ↑ Nicole Torres “Why Do So Few Women Edit Wikipedia?” (Harvard Business Review, Gender, Jun 02 2016)
