What’s in Wikipedia?

 

Women working with ENIAC, the world’s first computer

Fewer than 10% of Wikipedia editors are women and there is a well-documented lack participation by non-whites and non-westerners, as well. As a result, the coverage of notable women, people of color, and of entire feminized areas of knowledge are underrepresented on Wikipedia, which is the 6th most visited website in the world. Because of efforts like those of Art+Feminism and AfroCrowd, gender and racial bias and its repercussions on Wikipedia are starting to improve, but there is still much work to be done.⠀ ⠀

Join us tomorrow, March 8, from 11am to 5pm for a chance to help improve the representation of women and people of color. FIT librarians will be available throughout the event to help with citations and locating research. The event will be in the library, in computer lab E509.

Here is a link to our Eventbrite site where people can register: fashioneditwiki.eventbrite.com ⠀

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