User:Alexandra4325/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Feminism


 * Article Evaluation
 * I have chosen to evaluate this topic because it relates to my digital campaign which focuses directly on feminism. The Lead begins by clearly defining the word "feminism" and continues with a brief description of the article's major sections. It was concise, yet detailed.
 * All of the article's content is relevant to the topic. Additionally, it is extremely up-to-date, the last edit being made on March 19, 2020. With that said, there doesn't seem to be any information missing.
 * The article uses a neutral tone and there is no bias. Although it could be easy to overrepresent a viewpoint for this specific article, feminism is not overrepresented. You might learn about what feminism consists of which could naturally lead you to choose to support it or not on your own. However, I would like to emphasize that this article is as neutral as it can get.
 * All facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources are thorough and appropriately reflect the available literature on the topic. Also, the sources are up-to-date, the most recent citations being from 2019. Links are still working as well from the ones that I randomly double checked.
 * The article is well written, with no grammatical or spelling errors, and well-organized.
 * The article includes images that enhance the understanding of the topic and are well-captioned. The images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing way.
 * The kinds of conversations that are discussed are the movements and cases that involve feminism as well as its history. The article is related to 10 WikiProjects. Wikipedia discusses this topic in a very neutral tone whereas I discuss it in a very one-sided manner (supporting feminism).
 * The article's overall status is that it is up-to-date and well written with appropriate sources. The article's strength is that it remains neutral for a topic that can invoke strong feelings. This article can be improved by adding more information on certain women who have played a big role in feminist movements. Emma Watson could be a candidate, for example. All in all, I would assess the article's completeness as well-developed.


 * Sources
 * Kanai, A. (2020). Between the perfect and the problematic: everyday femininities, popular feminism, and the negotiation of intersectionality. Cultural Studies, 34(1), 25–48. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/09502386.2018.1559869
 * MacLean, N. (2006). Gender is Powerful: The Long Reach of Feminism. OAH Magazine of History, 20(5), 19–23. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1093/maghis/20.5.19

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Equal pay for equal work


 * Article Evaluation
 * I have chosen to evaluate this topic because equal pay between genders plays a part in feminism. The Lead begins with the concept of equal pay and when it began to be illegal for women to be paid a different salary than a man with similar work. The Lead implies what the article's major sections will be about. The Lead does not include any information that is not present in the article. It is very concise.
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic and the content is up-to-date, the last edit being made on March 14, 2020. In other words, there is no content missing. The article is neutral and does not appear heavily biased toward a particular position. The viewpoints are not overrepresented or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another.
 * All the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources are thorough and appropriately reflect the available literature on the topic. The sources are current, the most recent citations being from 2019. The links that I have double-checked are currently working. The article is well-written with no grammatical or spelling errors and well-organized.  The article does not includes images.  The kinds of conversations that are discussed are bills passed to enforce equal pay as well as where this stands in different parts of the world. The article is related to 6 WikiProjects. Wikipedia discusses this topic in a very neutral tone whereas I discuss it in a very one-sided manner (supporting feminism/equal pay).  The article's overall status is that it is up-to-date and well written with appropriate sources. The article's strength is that it provides the status of equal pay in the whole world by providing information about it in different countries. This really gives you a real gist of where equal pay stands in general. The article can be improved by including charts. Other than that, the article is well-developed.


 * Sources
 * For Women, Equal Pay? No Way. (2007). TIME Magazine, 169(19), 20.
 * McDonald, J. A., & Thornton, R. (2016). Have Pay Equity Laws in Canada Helped Women? A Synthetic-Control Approach. American Review of Canadian Studies, 46(4), 452–473. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.1080/02722011.2016.1265568

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Me Too movement


 * Article Evaluation
 * I have chosen to evaluate this topic because it relates to my digital campaign which focuses on feminism. This article is about a movement against sexual harassment and assault of women. The Lead begins with an explanation of what "Me Too" means and how it is being used. The Lead implies what the article's major sections will be about and does not include information that is not present in the article. It is very concise and straight to the point.
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic and the content is up-to-date, the last edit being made today (March 30, 2020). With that said, there is no content missing. The article is neutral and does not appear heavily biased toward a particular position. The viewpoints are not overrepresented or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another. You might learn about what the "Me Too" movement consists of which could naturally lead you to choose to support it or not on your own. However, I would like to emphasize that this article is as neutral as it can get.
 * All the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. The sources are thorough and appropriately reflect the available literature on the topic. The sources are current, the most recent citations being from 2020. The links that I have double-checked are currently working.
 * The article is well-written with no grammatical or spelling errors and well-organized.
 * The article includes images that enhance the understanding of the topic and are well-captioned. The images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing way.
 * The kinds of conversations that are discussed are the different cases that later resulted into the formation of the "Me Too" movement. The article is related to 4 WikiProjects. Wikipedia discusses this topic in a very neutral tone whereas I discuss it in a very one-sided manner (supporting the movement).
 * The article's overall status is that it is up-to-date and well written with appropriate sources. The article's strength is that it provides detail on how the movement emerged which includes hundreds of thousands of victims speaking up. I would assess the article's completeness as well-developed.


 * Sources
 * Rottenberg, C. (2019). #MeToo and the prospects of political change: Is #MeToo a classic instance of neoliberal feminism, or can it be a springboard for deeper change? Soundings (13626620), 71, 40–49. https://doi-org.ezproxy.fiu.edu/10.3898/SOUN.71.03.2019
 * Ward, S. F. (2018). Times Up: As the Me Too movement continues to shed light on sexual harassment and assault, sparking changes in various industries, the egal and judicial systems have been slow to adapt. ABA Journal, 104(6), 46–54.