Wiki143:WikiProject Gender studies
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Welcome to the WikiProject Gender studies! This WikiProject is aimed at improving the quality of articles related to gender studies.
For a list of articles and tasks to contribute to, please see WikiProject Gender studies/to do.
See also the Notice Board and deletion sorting for alerting all users to AfDs, RfCs, disputes etc.
Following discussions in January 2007 and further comments in March 2007, it was decided to split this project's original aims and goals - creating a separate WikiProject Countering systemic bias (WP:CSB). A historical project sub-page for CSB has been created here.
Project overview
This project is for editors with knowledge or an interest in gender studies and who want to help improve articles about the topic. All that's required to join is an understanding of Wikipedia's core principles and an interest in improving and collaborating on articles within this project's scope. If you're interested, add your name to the list of contributors!
Aims of this project
- To create and/or improve articles associated with gender studies, gender theories and gender issues (including feminism, masculism, and transgender issues).
- To maintain a gender neutral language (where appropriate) in line with the neutral point of view policy.
- To create a thriving WikiProject.
- To bring every gender studies related article up to featured article status.
- To ensure that internal organisation of gender studies articles is consistent.
- To maintain and improve articles within Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy.
What this project is not
- This project does not extol any point of view, political or otherwise, other than that of a neutral documentarian.
- This project does not seek to write essay-style critiques of articles about gender-related topics.
- This project does not limit itself to European/North American issues.
- This project is not a space for writing feminist, masculinist or LGBT critiques of society.
- This project does not seek to introduce any bias (to either articles, or Wikipedia in general), rather, it aims to improve the quality of articles, which deal with gender and gender studies, within the neutral point of view policy.
- This project is not a vehicle for self-promotion (see conflict of interest and verifiability policies).
How do I help?
Glad you asked! Feel free to sign up under contributors. If you come across an article which either needs attention, or alternatively that doesn't exist (even though it should), add it to the lists under "Requested articles", "Requests for expansion", or "Requests for review/attention" headings. If articles under those headings seem mature enough to no longer need attention, feel free to clean them off the list. If there are categories or templates you come across on Wikipedia which may be of interest to contributors of this project, feel free to add them under "Useful Categories" or "Useful Templates". You can also 'adopt' an article, or use the Discussion page to discuss issues relating to Gender studies on Wikipedia. Finally, beyond Wikipedia, some contributors of this project are working on a Wikibook (textbook) on Feminism at Wikibooks (available here, feel free to contribute).
Current tasks
Project contributors
- Script error: No such module "user". 12 June 2015. Most of my activity on Wikipedia focus on creating articles (or expanding existing articles) within either women's history, gender studies or feminism.
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- Script error: No such module "user". 12 June 2015. I create biographies for notable gender studies professors
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- Script error: No such module "user". 03:05, 15 June 2022 (UTC) Interested in gender neutral language!
- Script error: No such module "user". 1 April 2007
- Script error: No such module "user". 23 June 2021
- Script error: No such module "user". 1 May 2025 worried to join a WikiProject but! Interested in topics about trans and non-binary people
- Script error: No such module "user". 21:47, 23 June 2011 (UTC). Women's rights. I'd like women to have at least equal voice in humankind's decisionmaking.
- Script error: No such module "user". 01:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 3 May 2012
- Script error: No such module "user". I created Portal:Feminism and the Wikipedia:WikiProject Gender studies/Feminism Task Force. Both are part of this WikiProject.
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- Script error: No such module "user". 25 September 2018
- Script error: No such module "user". 13:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC) (particularly interested in addressing underrepresentation of entries about women, and female Wikipedians)
- Script error: No such module "user". 09:29, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 25 September 2018
- Script error: No such module "user". 19 January 2018. Particularly interested in trans and nonbinary topics. Also interested in how women are represented in Wikipedia articles
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- Script error: No such module "user". Mlb13 (talk) 16:00, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
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- Script error: No such module "user". 04:45, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 08 February 2009. I added Greta Gaard and will add other ecofeminists as I am able. Am interested in collaborating to fix the ecofeminism article.
- Script error: No such module "user". 20:50, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 27 July 2021. Interested in Latin American LGBT topics.
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- Script error: No such module "user". 28 March 2015
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- Script error: No such module "user". 22:00, 4 July 2008 (UTC). Doing a lot of work on Portal:Gender studies at the moment.
- Script error: No such module "user". 08:00, 15 November 2019 (UTC) Interested in transgender, especially non-binary, topics.
- Script error: No such module "user". 8 April 2013
- Script error: No such module "user". Welsh speaker, interested in trans issues
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- Script error: No such module "user". 14 December 2023. (they/them) interested in trans & nonbinary topics
- Script error: No such module "user". 1 October 2019 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 3 December 2024 (UTC) Interested in all genders!
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Last edit before June 2014
- Script error: No such module "user". I am new here but want to be a part of this
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- Script error: No such module "user". 11 October 2011
- Script error: No such module "user". 01:59, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". I am interested in researching and writing about professional associations exclusively for women. 10:52, 17 Feb 2010
- Script error: No such module "user". 13:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC) I am particularly interested in contributing articles about women from the eighteenth century.
- Script error: No such module "user". 21:45, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
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- Script error: No such module "user". 15 March 2012, looking at sex trafficking and prostitution in Europe
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- Script error: No such module "user". 19:15, 22 December 2006 (UTC) Mariana Lima
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- Script error: No such module "user". 21 May 2011
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- Script error: No such module "user". 10:48, 09 September 2008. I am doing some basic editing, verification of sources and other tasks that need to be completed.
- Script error: No such module "user". 12: 28 am 09 April 2008 I am interested in Mormon Feminism
- Script error: No such module "user". 21 Feb 2011. Just joined Wikipedia and would love to help.
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- Script error: No such module "user". 21:55, 24 June 2011 (UTC). Interest in sex/gender integration, root causes of sex/gender segregation.
- Script error: No such module "user". 21:41, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
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- Script error: No such module "user". 00:51, 18 December 2006 (UTC)(History of feminism, Feminism, Brassiere and subarticles)
- Script error: No such module "user". Working on SpiritWorld and Feminism in Japan articles while I am getting my feet wet at Wikipedia and finding others and groups ending the gender and cultural knowledge violence. Am drafting articles on Divine_Feminine and Thirteen_Indigenous_Grandmothers.
- Script error: No such module "user". 21:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 04:55, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 05:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC) — Only about 9 or 10 people in a whole year... That's just wrong. Everyone should encourage people from/and WP:CSB and WP:FEM too!
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- Script error: No such module "user". 28 Mar 2011. Interested in contributing in areas of Inheritance and Property Rights
- Script error: No such module "user". 03:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 02:48, 19 August 2008 (UTC) into women's fiction etc., but also realise the limitations of these things.
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- Tiputini (talk) 10:49, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
- Script error: No such module "user". 06:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Interested in traditional gender roles, gender-associated aspects of personality and behaviour, fashion
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Departments
To Do List
Requested Articles
I would like to submit a new article on women's political participation in India. I am currently enrolled in a gender studies class and I am required to submit an article to Wikipedia on a gender studies topic. The reason why I would like to submit a new article is because information on women's political participation in India are spread over several Wikipedia articles, including articles on the women's reservation bill, women in government, etc. My new article would cover gender differences between male and female participation. I will have specific sections on voting, political parties, government representation, political activism, and the challenges to female political participation. This would give the reader an overall look at female political participation in India. Jaccarlton (talk) 18:32, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Assessment & Peer Review
A main task of the Project Gender studies is to assess the quality of Wikipedia's Gender studies articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to help in recognising excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. This also plays a role in the WP:1.0 program, which the WikiProject uses to help automate some of the assessing process.
It is easiest if you simply tag and assess articles as you come across or edit them, though you can go through Category:Gender studies if you wish. To find out more, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Gender studies/Assessment.
Article alerts
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Collaboration
Project Gender studies runs frequent collaborations to encourage as much of the Project as possible to use their editing skills to bring one article up to Featured Article standard a month. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Gender studies/Collaboration for more information.
Translation
If you have another language besides English, please consider adding your name to our List of Translators. A list of articles for translation is here
Countering Systemic Gender Bias
A temporary department for the nascent Countering Systemic Gender Bias. Created after it was decided to split Project Gender studies in Spring 2007. It can be found here.
Cleanup listing
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Barnstar Award
There is an official Gender studies barnstar for anyone who has made significant contributions to Gender studies articles:
| File:WPGS barnstar2.png | The Gender studies barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to Gender studies articles, categories or portals and expanding Wikipedia’s knowledge about gender, gender theory, feminisms, masculinities or sexuality studies. |
approved Wednesday 21 Feb, 2007
Mind the Gap Award
| File:Mind the gap1.png | Mind the Gap Award | |
| {{{The Mind the Gap Award is awarded to contributors who have worked to close the gender gap on Wikipedia and related projects through content contributions, outreach, community changes and related actions.}}} |
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- Wikipedia:WikiProject Feminism
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- Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Women
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See also
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