WikiIndaba conference 2019/Submissions/African Women in Media: Visibility Project

Submission no.

Title of the submission

African Women in Media: Visibility Project

Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, birds of a feather discussion)

Lightning talk

Author of the submission

Olubamidele Ogunleye

Language of presentation

English language

E-mail address

Username

Country of origin

Nigeria

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

African Women in Media

Personal homepage or blog

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Of the 90million women in Nigeria, only 1500 are on Wikipedia. Not only that, 1 in 10 Wikipedia contributors in Nigeria are female. When we look at the media content on women, we see that there is great need for better presentation and profiling of African women, particularly Nigerian women. The visibility Project aims to address the under-representation of Nigerian women on Wikipedia. It also seeks to improve the profiles of Nigerian women on Wikipedia by supporting journalists and media content producers in the coverage and profiling of women. Furthermore, a nation wide initiative will be organised with the aim of identifying and training female contributors and journalists. The initiative will provide hands on training in writing in encyclopaedic tones, and will focus specially on women working in the fields of technology, security and media in Africa. The visibility Project is a collaborative project between the African Women in Media (AWIM) and Wikimedia Nigeria. It fits into AWIM’s objective of showcasing the works and stories of successful women in order to inspire other women, hence the motto ‘Be Visible To Inspire.’ It is also in line with the AU's gender strategy for Agenda 2063 that seeks more visibility for women and girls as equal contributors to society in the ‘Media, literature and cultural resources.’

What will attendees take away from this session?

Theme of presentation

• WikiCulture & Community
• GLAM

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)

Lightning talk

Will you attend WikiIndaba if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

Slides or further information (optional)

Special requests

Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

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