This is really impressive work, it's one of those things you don't realise that - of course - women have been forgotten/underrepresented on Wikipedia too. I'm impressed that Moore not just...
This is really impressive work, it's one of those things you don't realise that - of course - women have been forgotten/underrepresented on Wikipedia too.
I'm impressed that Moore not just noticed, but decided to do something about it as well! I've forwarded the article to a friend who is in academia, and encouraged her to check if she thinks someone from her department might be missing (she's in a relatively new but niche section of psychology, so might just know someone).
This person's username on Wikipedia is Lajmoore if you're interested in her work. I've collaborated with a few users in the past on tangential aspects of similar projects, but the scope of...
This person's username on Wikipedia is Lajmoore if you're interested in her work. I've collaborated with a few users in the past on tangential aspects of similar projects, but the scope of research done by such focused contributors is tremendously beyond anything I've attempted. Very laudable.
One of the biggest and most data-intensive such WikiProjects is WikiProject Women in Red, which identifies "redlinks" (non-existent pages) about women on the site and systematically creates and expands them. There are also WikiProject Women scientists and others. But it is just as important to identify women not even mentioned on Wikipedia at all, especially in fields where they are overshadowed by men; this work is essential.
This is really impressive work, it's one of those things you don't realise that - of course - women have been forgotten/underrepresented on Wikipedia too.
I'm impressed that Moore not just noticed, but decided to do something about it as well! I've forwarded the article to a friend who is in academia, and encouraged her to check if she thinks someone from her department might be missing (she's in a relatively new but niche section of psychology, so might just know someone).
Thanks for sharing OP!
This person's username on Wikipedia is Lajmoore if you're interested in her work. I've collaborated with a few users in the past on tangential aspects of similar projects, but the scope of research done by such focused contributors is tremendously beyond anything I've attempted. Very laudable.
Wikipedia editing initiatives are called WikiProjects, and there are many pages dedicated to chronicling them (of course, some are not formalized like this). You can find a list of active women-related WikiProjects as well as lists of users who associate with them using Wikipedia's thorough categorization and search system.
One of the biggest and most data-intensive such WikiProjects is WikiProject Women in Red, which identifies "redlinks" (non-existent pages) about women on the site and systematically creates and expands them. There are also WikiProject Women scientists and others. But it is just as important to identify women not even mentioned on Wikipedia at all, especially in fields where they are overshadowed by men; this work is essential.