Women in Red

WikiProject fixing the Wikipedia gendergap

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
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AbbreviationWiR
FormationJuly 18, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-18)
Founder
Founded atHilton Mexico City Reforma during Wikimania 2016
HeadquartersVirtual
MethodsEdit-a-thons
Budget
US$0
Staff
None
Award(s)2016, shortlisted, ITU/UN Women's GEM-TECH Award
WebsiteWikiProject 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

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  • 2016, shortlisted, ITU/UN Women's GEM-TECH Award (category: Apply Technology for Women's Empowerment and Digital Inclusion)
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References

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  1. Redden, Molly (March 19, 2016). "Women in science on Wikipedia: will we ever fill the information gap?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.

Other websites

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