User:Izzys.young/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Women in science in interest to: WikiProject History of Science, WikiProject Women's History, and WikiProject Women scientists

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I wanted to see what the general overview and explanation of this page was since women have had a difficult time establishing themselves within the sciences. I thought this article was very historical and statistically based and covered a wide variety of content on the topic of women in science.

Evaluate the article
This article was very neutral in a way that it raised awareness of the historical contributions of women in science throughout time and how that has evolved. I found the section of notable controversies and developments to be a bit distracting especially since it is placed at the end of the article. I feel as though it should instead focus on moments of resistance and success that were met illy by the public. Instead this section is focused on a few instances of problematic thinking and actions. I also appreciated the section that highlights the underrepresentation of LGBTQ+ people in STEM and to that I think a section should be added about racial/ethnic diversity within STEM particularly focused on outreach and conclusion similar to the LGBTQ+ section.

There were many sources all from different fields and disciplines, some of the newer sections could stand to be updated.

I found that the talk page was riddled with more than a couple comments of people not understanding or wanting this page to exist. Some comments included the advocating of a men in STEM page, it was sexist to only have a women in STEM page, this page is POV instead of encyclopedic, and more. Many of these comments went unanswered but it was still disheartening to see this within the talk page.