Talk:Women in Red/Archive 1

Thanks for the article
One point though ... is it credible that anyone would name a project "How to pick up more women"? That sounds more like the initial name for a talk at Wikimania .... which it was. Rosie and I went with that title but changed it before it was presented. "Women in Red" was first named "Project XX", but that offended some people. The name "Women in Red" was devised by T.Anthony for his work and suggested by me for the new project. The references for this are the 2015 Wikimania talk by Rosie and I. I can find the url if you need help. Roger aka Victuallers (talk) 23:26, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Given that Women in Red is now the most active WikiProject then I think this is important. Can someone fix this please as it will be repeated based on this article. Victuallers (talk) 08:18, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, . I launched the article based on the reliable secondary sources that were available to me. This blurb was based on the reliable source that is footnoted to that blurb. Is there a secondary source that we can use to overrule the initial secondary source? Ping me back! Having fun! Cheers!  03:41, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I think the source I would point to is this one. OK it is a Wikimania publication (not us). It is the presentation that was given. I think there is a video too and the record of the talk as it was written. As you can see on the first page there is an XX logo. That was the initial name of the project and the talk was called "Content Gender Gap - how to improve the coverage of women on Wikipedia". The first name of "Picking Up Women" was intended to gather attention to the talk ... and that worked (and I gathered Rosie as a co-speaker!). It was a featured presentation in Mexico and this picture shows me and Rosie presenting it. Thank you for your work. I like your choice of name! - Checkingfax is very apt. Do tell if we can tell you more. Got to get back to working on our Twitter feed which together with our Pinterest and Facebook pages keeps up our profile outside the WikiProject proper. Victuallers (talk) 09:58, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, . has y'alls covered! He already made the edit. PS: I launched a couple of more non-male articles. Having fun! Cheers!   09:14, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

in French
Mentioned here by a sister project Les Sans Pages - Femmes Rouge Wikipedia Victuallers (talk) 09:42, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Invitation to Participate in a 2week Online Writing Contest: Closing Online Gender Gap
Hello friends,

We invite you to join us in a 2 week long WikiGap Online Writing contest starting today 29 April to 13 May.

Amazing prizes are available for participants.

The contest is organized in partnership with the Swedish Embassy in Nigeria, African Women in the Media, Women in Red, Wiki in Africa and Wikimedia Sverige

Kindly check the project landing page for more details

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiGap_Nigeria_Online_Challenge/Participants

Stay Safe Olaniyan Olushola (talk) 06:47, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

A more recent source
A piece in Business Insider in 2021 Victuallers (talk) 07:40, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Equity idea
Hi friends, I've been thinking about this for months, and finally got to the point of sharing an idea to make a fairer Wikipedia.

My idea for equity guidance is here, please take a look and help me refine it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#Equity_considerations_for_notability

CT55555 (talk) 12:50, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

2022 link
[https://www.careinternational.org.uk/stories/care-changing-story-making-women-equally-represented-and-valued#:~:text=This%20year%20CARE%20International%20UK,voices%20and%20celebrating%20women's%20accomplishments. WIR, WMUK and CARE] Victuallers (talk) 16:54, 28 July 2022 (UTC)