Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia/WikiGap/2023




Welcome to the third WikiGap in Malaysia!

Get started


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Step 1: Create Wikipedia account or Log in to Wikipedia
Step 2: Register for the event with the Outreach Dashboard
Step 3: Add you Wikipedia username to the Etherpad

About


WikiGap Malaysia 2023 is a hybrid edit-a-thon to create and edit more articles about women to narrow the gender gap in Wikipedia and to make women more visible online. It is the third WikiGap edition in Malaysia in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia.

Languages involved in this WikiGap: Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil

Languages in Incubator: Iban, Kadazandusun, West Coast Bajau, Semai

Background


There is a gender gap on articles in Wikipedia. There are also less women editors in Wikipedia. But you can help in narrowing the gap!

  • Wednesday, 8 March 2023: Kuala Lumpur
  • Monday, 13 March 2023: UCSF, Kota Kinabalu (Bajau Sama edition)
  • Tuesday, 14 March 2023: IPG Kent Campus, Tuaran (Kadazandusun edition)
  • Friday, 16 March 2023: Kampung Orang Asli Batu Enam, Tapah (Semai edition)

Article Lists


We will be creating and editing more articles on prominent women in various languages of Malaysia. Refer the list to start editing.

Click here for the lists