Biographies of female and non-binary journalists are underrepresented on Wikipedia, which can lead to issues related to safety, credibility, and recognition. Women Do News, an organization dedicated to elevating the voices and profiles of female journalists online, wants change. In this event, we showed Jaws and Women Do News conference-goers how to join the movement. We gave a 20-minute presentation on how tovolunteer and add articles into Wikipedia, followed by a 40-minute edit-a-thon. Here’s more.
JAWS Edit-a-thon: Increasing equality of women journalists on Wikipedia
