User:Sadads/WomCam

Wikipedia and the Gender Gap

What is Wikipedia?

• WP:5

Gender Gap

• Studies show 13-17% of contributors are women
• Why is it important
• Why?
  • Sue Gardner's thoughts on the Gender Bias
  • Editing interface [1], Ghana
  • Aggressive mentality, argumentative esp. in back pages [2]

Content bias

• WP:MILHIST
• WP:WikiProject Video Games
• WP:WikiProject Fashion
• WP:WikiProject Novels
• WP:WikiProject Literature
• Category:Individual garments

What are the Women doing on Wikipedia?

• Literature topics
  • User:Awadewit
  • User:Yllosubmarine
• WP:WikiProject Feminism
• WP:WikiProject Women's History
• Community organization and advocacy
  • WP:Ambassadors
    • Wikipedia:Campus Ambassadors/Active/United States
  • Wikimedia Foundation
    • Board
    • Staff
  • GLAM outreach
    • Many of the gallery, library, archive and museum staff we work are women
    • User:HstryQT
    • User:Missvain