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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
 * Political Recruitment Model


 * Article Evaluation
 * A Wikipedia page on the political recruitment model currently does not exist. The political recruitment model is crucial in understanding the basic stages of the political career path. Only by first understanding this model can we begin to analyze it further through a gendered lens to identify the potential reasons for a gender gap in overall political participation. This article would work on building the base on an aspect of political science while also corroborating the gendering of political studies through introducing potential areas where discrepancies may occur.


 * 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
 * Seligman, L. (1961). Political Recruitment and Party Structure: A Case Study. American Political Science Review, 55(1), 77-86. doi:10.1017/S0003055400124190

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article lacks any information regarding Thịnh's political career or biography. The page only briefly describes that she became the first (Acting) President of Vietnam as the Vice President at the time of President Trần Đại Quang's death. Information detailing the political climate that allowed her to rise to power is also missing from the article. The article only references 2 sources compared to the ample number that can be found on the Vietnamese Wikipedia page for Thịnh. The disparity in the article quality and information across languages in this article and potentially others may lead to a more centralized view of the world, as we would typically only read things in our language.


 * Sources
 * Trang Thông Tin Điện Tử Văn Phòng Chủ Tịch Nước. (2021, February 6). BÀ đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh. vpctn.gov.vn. Retrieved October 14, 2021, from https://vpctn.gov.vn/danh-muc-trang-chu/lanh-dao-nha-nuoc/chu-tich-pho-chu-tich-qua-cac-nhiem-ky/ba-dang-thi-ngoc-thinh.html.

“Thông tin Đại biểu Quốc hội khóa XIII Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh”. Quốc hội Việt Nam. Bản gốc lưu trữ ngày 5 tháng 9 năm 2017. Truy cập ngày 5 tháng 9 năm 2012.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Women's Political Participation in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * Wikipedia currently does not have an article on this topic, despite having one for India. Having an article dedicated to women's political participation in the United States helps to gender the study of politics, the aim of this course. With Wikipedia being one of the most common sites for basic information for the general public, including an article that genders the study of politics helps to normalize considering gender in political studies through exposure. This article would also work to corroborate the rather lacking Gender and Politics page on Wikipedia and lay the foundations for more detailed articles and discussions on the gender gap in American politics.


 * 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
 * Bureau, U. S. C. (2021, October 8). Participation in presidential elections by sex since 1980. Census.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2020/comm/participation-president-election.html.
 * Bureau, U. S. C. (2021, October 8). Participation in presidential elections by sex since 1980. Census.gov. Retrieved October 14, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2020/comm/participation-president-election.html.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Vietnam Women's Union


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article only briefly touches on and summarizes what the Vietnam Women's Union is, its development, its accomplishments, and its goals. Although it does a good job outlining the information, it only provides the bare minimum of the information rather than fully explaining the content. The Vietnam Women's Union is one of the most prominent forefronts of promoting women's rights and a fully developed Wikipedia article would be crucial to understanding the movement and its progression in Vietnam. The quality of the article could be improved if the names of the prominent figures within the union were at least mentioned within the article so that the union's credibility is not undermined.


 * Sources
 * Viet Nam News. (2016, March 7). Role of Vietnamese women changing. vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from https://vietnamnews.vn/opinion/in-the-spotlight/283270/role-of-vietnamese-women-changing.html.
 * CARE International. (2019, June 17). Vietnam Women's Union (VWU). CARE in Vietnam. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from https://www.care.org.vn/project/vietnam-womens-union-vwu/.

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