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| Welcome toWikiProject Women in Red (WiR)! |
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| Our objective is to turnred links intoblue 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 only20.29% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed?Content gender gap is a form ofsystemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. We invite you to participate, whenever you like, in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Editors of all genders are equally and warmly welcome at Women in Red! |
| Gender studies edit‑a‑thon | |
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| Online event April 2024 | |
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| Meetup | 303 |
| Type | Edit-a-thon |
| Series | Gender studies |
| Articles | Meetup 303 articles (19) |
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| Hashtag | #wikiwomeninred |
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| Authority control | 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. |
| Categories | Choose applicable categories including relevant subcategories ofCategory:Women. |
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| Recently completed: | Women who died: 2025Alphabet run: Countries starting with A |
| New this month: | Alphabet run: Countries starting with BBlack womenWorks by Women: Opera, Theatre and Music |
| Ongoing initiatives: | #1day1woman: 2026Sports |
| Upcoming events: | Ideas |
As in April every year, Women in Red is once again focusing on women in gender studies. This is a particularly important event for Women in Red as it is thanks to the activities of academics in the 1970s that universities began to include gender and ethnic studies in their curricula. As a result, we have become increasingly aware of the traditional misrepresentation of women's achievements and are now able to draw on on a wide range of pertinent resources.
The pioneers involved may not qualify for biographies on academic grounds (many never became full professors) but they nevertheless achieved notability as activists and writers. Those of you who attended university could usefully examine the development of gender studies in your institution, identifying the women who played an important part in launching gender initiatives. If you do not have time to write about them yourself, please add them to ourcrowd-sourced list (or simply list them under Redlists below) with one or two good secondary sources.
This virtual editathon allows enthusiasts wherever they may be to take part. There are also opportunities for contributors to add articles on any other women who deserve to be covered, for example under the other topics of the month or under our comprehensive #1day1woman priority.
Themain goals of the event are:
What else?
A wide variety of redlink lists can be found on ourRedlist index. Those relating specifically to women in gender studies are given below:
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Add other red links here, if possible with a source:
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Monika Kehoe (also 294) - PIN
Huguette Dagenais
Margaret Gillett (also 294), PINVivien Ng (also 294)
Elisabeth Holzleithner - PIN
Neuma Aguiar - PINPeggy Dobbins
Nina RungFran Leeper Buss
Philomena Franz - PIN
Monika Triest - PINDodi Leal - PIN
Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat
List of women's and gender studies academicsNorma Chinchilla - PIN
Solveig Bergman
Lynne BrydonTerri Fisher (also 294/302/304)
Tania Reneaum (also 299), PINKey:
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