Wikipedia Needs More Women
Only 19% of all biographies on Wikipedia are about women Only 13% of Wikipedia editors identify as women Only 21% of the content on Wikimedia Commons is related to women Only 20% of the content on Wikiquote is attributed to women Sources: Humaniki, February 2024; Community Insights Survey, 2023 Women of Wikimedia: Inspiring stories Wikimedia….
Wikimania
WIKIMANIA The annual global conference of the Wikimedia movement Wikimania is the annual global conference that celebrates Wikimedia projects, like Wikipedia, and the volunteers who make them happen. Since 2005, Wikimedians and free knowledge enthusiasts from all over the world have come together to connect, learn, exchange ideas, and have all the fun. Wikimania 2023….
Knowledge Equity Research – UK
Understanding Wikimedia audiences in the United Kingdom to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
Knowledge Equity Research – Japan
Understanding Wikimedia audiences in Japan to achieve knowledge equity 200,000+ Editors contribute to Wikimedia projects every month 68+ million Media files on Wikimedia Commons 1+ billion Unique devices access Wikimedia projects every month
Change the Stats
Wikipedia is powered by humans, so it is vulnerable to human biases. It is also a reflection and manifestation of structural and historical inequalities in opportunity and representation. We believe one of the first steps in overcoming these challenges is through understanding the problems, which is why we are developing a Knowledge Gaps Index. We….
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