Women in Red
Women in Red is a WikiProject. It works against the gender bias in Wikipedia. The project makes articles about women's biographies, women's works, and women's issues.
| Women in Red | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | WiR |
| Formation | July 18, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Virtual |
| Budget | US$0 |
| Website | WikiProject Women in Red |
The project is named after the red hyperlinks in Wikipedia articles. Red links show that the linked article has not been written yet.
Roger Bamkin thought of Women in Red in 2015. Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight joined soon after. Bamkin first called the project, "Project XX." They changed to WikiProject Women in Red.[1]
Awards and honors
- 2016, shortlisted, ITU/UN Women's GEM-TECH Award (category: Apply Technology for Women's Empowerment and Digital Inclusion)
Women In Red Media
Women in Red presentation by Roger Bamkin, Wikimania 2017
Rosie and Roger (appearing via Skype) announcing the formation of Women in Red during Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City.
Button to showcase International Women's Day 2017 WiR edit-a-thons
Related pages
References
- ↑ Redden, Molly (March 19, 2016). "Women in science on Wikipedia: will we ever fill the information gap?". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/19/women-in-science-on-wikipedia-will-we-ever-fill-the-information-gap. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
Other websites
Media related to WikiProject Women in Red at Wikimedia Commons- BBC – Viewpoint: How I tackle Wiki gender gap one article at a time — By Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight – Wikipedian of the Year 2016 — 7 December 2016