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WikiGap is a campaign focused on addressing the gender gap on Wikipedia by increasing the representation of women in its and among editors. Initiated by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the campaign encourages the collaboration between Wikimedia volunteers and Swedish embassies. Often these collaborations involve events known as edit-a-thons, during which Wikipedians create and improve articles about women. Though largely centered around feminism, WikiGap is also determined to increase representation of other seldom represented groups.[1]
On Wikipedia, as of February 2020, 70.1% of articles represent men, while women are only represented by 19.9%. Due to the aforementioned gender inequality present on Wikipedia, several initiatives, among them being WikiGap, have sprung up to combat this issue.
References
[edit]- ^ Beytía, Pablo; Wagner, Claudia (2020-12-18). "Visibility layers: a framework for systematising the gender gap in Wikipedia content". doi.org. doi:10.31235/osf.io/5ndkm. Retrieved 2025-06-25.