User:Cek78/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Gender studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it explains what gender studies is, and our class is a gender studies course. This matters not only because it is relevant for our course, but also because gender studies are constantly evolving. My preliminary impression of the page was that it was interesting and well-organized into specific sections.

Evaluate the article
Lead section:

The lead section for this article was very well done and accomplished the goals of a lead section. It had a concise introductory sentence and clearly outlined the major sections of the article. It did not include information not in the rest of the article and was not overly detailed.

Content:

The article's content is relevant to the topic and seems up-to-date. It's interesting because the article mentions "Gender in Asia" and criticisms from Russia, Hungary, China, Romania but no other countries which made me wonder why they chose only these countries. The article does not particularly discuss any underrepresented populations other than women.

Tone and Balance:

To me, the article seemed neutral and balanced. None of the claims seem heavily biased toward a particular position and it doesn't seem to try to sway the reader in favor of one position or another.

Sources and References:

There are many sources referenced throughout this article. They seem to be very thorough and stretch from about 1990 to 2020 by a diverse spectrum of authors. The links seem to work as well.

Organization and writing quality:

The article is well-written, clear, concise, and easy to read. I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors and the article overall was well-organized.

Images and Media:

There are only two images on the page, one at the top showing the standard female sex symbol "♀" and then a photo from a protest in Warsaw. I think the article would've benefitted from at least one more image possibly in the history section. It was also interesting they only included the female sex symbol, and not the male, The photo in Warsaw does have a caption and is laid out well.

Talk page discussion:

The main discussion on the talk page regards how the article explains the "importance" of gender studies, in a way that seems like the authors have to prove its importance. They talk about how it might be glorifying the endorsement of this subject, and "selling" it to the reader too much. The article is part of some WikiProjects and is rated as "C-class".

Overall:

It seems overall the article takes a stab at defining what gender studies are, but I think it is a little underdeveloped in that it is not extensive and seems to pick some random details to include. I also agree with the "Talk" page and how it seems like the authors try to prove the importance of it, assuming it is something that is not important to begin with. It does not seem to be fully complete as it has a random section about "gender in Asia" but not in any other country, and I think adding more information to this article would be really beneficial.