User:Christina42M/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Women in science

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am a woman in science and believe it's important to acknowledge the many contributions of women in science.

Evaluate the article
The introductory sentence is concise and clearly describes the topic of women in science. The lead section is not overly detailed and is as concise as possible given how broad the topic is. All of the article's content is relevant and up-to-date. The section titled 'Cross-cultural perspectives' the fact that women of color have been severely underrepresented in past publications. While this article does have a section dedicated to Latin American scientists, the scientists highlighted under 'United States after World War II' are almost all white.

The tone of the article is neutral and no persuasive arguments could be found.

While the majority of the facts in this article are cited, there are 14 sentences that have been marked with "citation needed". The sources provided are neutral and the links that were tested are functional.

The article is well-written, organized, and no grammatical or spelling errors were detected.

All of the images are well captioned and are effective in enhancing the article.

This article is rated B-Class, high importance, and is part of three different WikiProjects. The Talk page shows discussions dating back to 2006 with ideas to expand and improve this article.

Overall, this article is well-developed, accurately cited, organized, and clear. Improvements would include increased representation for women of color in the sciences.