UNESCO Wiki4Women Edit-a-thon (India)

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2020, UNESCO New Delhi organized #WIKI4WOMEN edit-a-thon in collaboration with Wikimedians of India, aiming at promoting better representation of women in the digital sphere through the development of women profiles on Wikipedia. Last year’s campaign helped to create/expand/translate 58 Wikipedia articles related to women who play important roles in Education, Culture, the Sciences, Culture and Communications.

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#Wiki4Women

Less than 1 in 5 biographies on Wikipedia are about women. On this International Women’s Day, join UNESCO to help bridge the gender gap in the digital space.

UNESCO New Delhi is hosting the edit-a-thon again this year to celebrate Women’s Day.

Date

Date: : Tuesday, 2020 March 03, 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM, Indian Standard Time

Venue

Meeting Point  : UNESCO Delhi Office

Address : San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021 Google Maps

Agenda

Bridging the gender gap on Wikipedia by creating biographies on Women.

Intended Audience

This is an in-house UNESCO event where the local Wikimedians who submitted their interest to be a part of the event are joining us along with the intended audience invited by UNESCO.

Supported by Delhi Wikipedians

List of Articles

Please follow the link- Article List

Etherpad

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wiki4Women2020