Gender bias in Wikipedia
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
- Art+Feminism campaign
- WikiWomenWeek
Other External Efforts
- Wikid GRRLS
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]
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)
