Women journalists are underrepresented on Wikipedia, one of the most-visited English language websites in the world. This leads to issues related to safety, credibility, and recognition and income. Women Do News is dedicated to elevating the voices and profiles of women journalists online. We are made up of a working board, all volunteer, and one project manager who helps keep us moving forward, and most importantly all the people who sign up to participate!
The Women Do News project grew out of a 2019 cohort of journalists participating in Take The Lead, a leadership training program co-founded by Gloria Feldt. It has since evolved to partner with other allies at universities and journalism groups to identify worthy women journalists for biographies, train editors, and add Wikipedia entries to even the playing field on this important platform. We are now part of a nonprofit, Bay City News Foundation, to support this work. Help us if you can.
Angilee Shah
Board chair & Edit-a-thons lead
Ariam Alula
Project manager
Molly Stark Dean
Nominations lead
Emily Gertz
Technical adviser
Jareen Imam
Events & communications
Chloe Lee Rowlands
Website & design
Andrew Lih
Adviser
Katherine Rowlands
Finances and fundraising
Jeanette Woods
Events & communications
Leezel Tanglao
P. Kim Bui
Find Us Online:
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Find us on Wikipedia
Join the movement
Sign up to tell us who you think needs to be recognized on Wikipedia. We’ll send you the form to make a nomination and also introduce you to women who do news once a week. You’ll also get links to assignments and instructions about how to add or edit articles!