Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/63

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Online event
1–31 December 2017	Join the Women in Red online editathon from anywhere in the world.

	Women in Red
	Hello and welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR) whose objective is to turn redlinks into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's biographies and women's works. Did you know that according to WHGI only 17.34% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed? Content gender gap is a form of systemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. We invite you to participate whenever you like in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Women in Red warmly welcomes you!

Go local!

December: Seasonal celebrations December: First Ladies December: Go local

Jan: Prisoners Jan: Fashion designers Jan: Geofocus Great Britain and Ireland

#1day1woman Global Initiative 2017 #1day1woman Global Initiative 2018 See also: Future events

Welcome!

Add to articles
.	Authority control should be included at the foot of every biography: `{{Authority control}}`. It will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata.
.	Choose applicable Categories including relevant subcategories of Category:Women.
.	If applicable, add a stub template at the foot of an article:`{{stub}}`.

Add to article talk pages
.	`{{WikiProject Biography\| }}` or `{{WikiProject Biography}}` `{{WikiProject Women}}` if born after 1950; or `{{WikiProject Women's History}}::` if born before 1950. Editathon banner: `{{WIR-63}}` `{{Image requested\|people}}`, if it needs a photograph

Women in Red are hosting a virtual editathon from 1 to 31 December 2017 on Go local!. In lieu of a geographical focus for the month, we simply encourage you to create or improve articles on women who come from the area where you live or from the place where you were born or have spent some time. You are free to include women past and present from any walk of life or occupation. You can also write about women's works and organizations, or their significant involvement in the local community.

The virtual edit-a-thon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work.

The lists of redlinks below should provide inspiration.
This essay on creating women's biographies might be helpful to newer editors.
The main goals of the event are:

to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter)