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I plan to add to the article a woman’s perspective. Examples of what women would write about that isn’t generally found on Wikipedia. Maybe find out why there aren’t many women involved on this.

“but over time, that point of view came to be dominated by whoever joined Wikipedia first and wrote the most.“ “Wikipedia's Hostility to Women.” Google Search, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/411619/.

“Women reported feeling less confident about their expertise, less comfortable with editing others’ work (a process which often involves conflict), and reacting more negatively to critical feedback than men.” “Because contributing to Wikipedia often means deleting or changing another editor’s work, conflict is prevalent. It’s not just like proofreading. “Editing wars,” heated arguments among users, and harassment and trolling all coalesce to create a hostile environment that’s especially uninviting for women.” “when women do get caught up in conflict, they tend to feel greater levels of emotional exhaustion, anxiety, cardiovascular reactivity, and negative immune response than men. Moreover, when women express anger, they tend to be penalized more than men would be; when they assert themselves, they face more backlash; and they tend to be judged more harshly for their mistakes.” “The gender gap issue matters for several reasons. From a pure content perspective, men and women may bring different interests and preferences, and they may focus on different issues,” Bear said. “If we have such a small percentage of women contributing, then there are a lot of issues that will potentially be skewed or get less attention than they should.” Torres, Nicole. “Why Do So Few Women Edit Wikipedia?” Harvard Business Review, 2 June 2016, hbr.org/2016/06/why-do-so-few-women-edit-wikipedia.

“The Future of Wikipedia Is Being Shaped by Women Right Now.” Google Search, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.inverse.com/amp/article/39999-wikipedias-women-editors.

“The Slow and Steady Battle to Close Wikipedia's Dangerous Gender Gap.” Google Search, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/thinkprogress.org/ending-wikipedia-gender-gap-online-sexism-776d0854fd53/amp/.

“Editors have also created collaborative projects dedicated to improving Wikipedia’s coverage of women scientists, writers, athletes, and noteworthy historical figures. Others have teamed up to create articles for notable women whose names are missing from Wikipedia: this year alone, the Women in Red project has turned more than 18,000 red links blue with new articles. That brings the proportion of English Wikipedia’s biographies about women to 16.7 percent this month, up from about 15 percent in 2014. There’s also a gender gap task force to help counter the systemic bias.“ “The Slow and Steady Battle to Close Wikipedia's Dangerous Gender Gap.” Google Search, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/thinkprogress.org/ending-wikipedia-gender-gap-online-sexism-776d0854fd53/amp/.

The gender gap on Wikipedia is an issue solely because each and every person brings their own perspective and ideals. With the lack of women’s contributions, we are missing out on so many important ideals that can potentially help shape the way we view certain things, just the same as a man’s perspective.