User:Bgreaves18/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
 * "Sexism in American political elections"


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article provides information on an important topic, but, in many ways, it is largely incomplete (there is no official evaluation). Many claims are not supported by sufficient evidence, even though there is some existing research that could provide support. Moreover, many important related topics to elections that would still fall within the scope of the article are excluded. The article also struggles with many basic aspects of a good Wikipedia article, such as clarity of neutral writing and images. As a result of each of these things, the article could be greatly improved and become a more comprehensive resource for readers.


 * Sources
 * Fox, Richard L. and Jennifer L. Lawless. 2004. “Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (2): 264-280.
 * Schneider, Monica C., Mirya R. Holman, Amanda B. Diekman, and Thomas McAndrew. "Power, conflict, and community: How gendered views of political power influence women's political ambition." Political Psychology 37, no. 4 (2016): 515-531.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * "Gender inequality in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is very wide-ranging, but a number of its subsections have a large amount of content. To improve it, I would expand upon the short "Political participation" section that is very limited in its focus. Other than the lack of extensive content in this section, however, the article as a whole is well done with many images and references. In terms of importance, political participation is something we have discussed in-depth and providing information about this topic—and also electoral barriers—on a more frequently viewed article would be very beneficial.


 * Sources
 * Anzia, Sarah F. and Christopher R. Berry. 2011. "The Jackie (and Jill) Robinson Effect: Why Do Congresswomen Outperform Congressmen?" American Journal of Political Science 55(3): 478-493.
 * Fox, Richard L. and Jennifer L. Lawless. 2004. “Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (2): 264-280.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * "Politics of the United States"


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article covers a variety of topics within the scope of politics in the United States, with varying degrees of success. So unlike the previously listed articles—where proposed edits would largely focus on one or two related topics—improving this article would entail adding to several different sections in the article, such as "Political parties and elections" and "Political culture". This would help make the article more informative across all of its topic areas, rather than just a select few. The article could also benefit from more images placed throughout the article.


 * Sources
 * Fox, Richard L. and Jennifer L. Lawless. 2004. “Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (2): 264-280
 * Paxton, Pamela, Melanie M. Hughes, and Matthew A. Painter. “Growth in Women’s Political Representation: A Longitudinal Exploration of Democracy, Electoral System and Gender Quotas.” European Journal of Political Research 49.1 (2010): 25–52.