User:Jukim20/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Equal pay for equal work (link)
 * I have chosen this article to evaluate because the article at first glance seemed to have multiple sections that discusses the topic in detail.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?

- Yes, it starts out by giving a concise definition of the concept of equal pay for equal work.


 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?

- It does not include description of the major sections, but the table of contents is visible right below the Lead. In addition, the Lead includes a sentence describing how different countries address the unfair wage gap differently, which builds a bridge between the Lead and the following contents that talk about policies of different countries.


 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?

- It provides the examples of payments and benefits that Equal pay includes.


 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

- It is concise, providing only the necessary information.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

- Yes, it talks about early history, equal pay in the global community, criticisms, comparison between equal pay for equal work with a similar concept, and pay gap.


 * Is the content up-to-date?

- Yes, the examples given in the content, such as the 2019 Women's World Cup victory parade, are up-to-date.


 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

- No.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?

- Overall, the article is factual and neutral, but there are several sentences in the "Pay gap" section where the neutrality is disputed. The article in some parts is overly biased, and gives no context or evidence for its bias.


 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

- Yes, the article states the following: "The gender pay gap is a big problem in many different countries and this problem does not seem to be getting better" and that "women typically need to earn a higher academic degree than their male colleague to earn around an equal pay". The fact that none of these statements are supported by evidence or a citation shows that these statements are based off of the writer's beliefs and that writer is overly biased with a feminist point of view.


 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

- Even though there is a criticisms category in the contents, that point of view is underrepresented compared to viewpoint in favor of the equal pay for equal work.


 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

- Yes, it attempts to persuade that the failure to implement equal pay for equal work results in pay gap that gets larger every year. It is arguing in favor of the topic.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?

- However, some statements that talk about the gender inequality are not backed up by any sources, which is problematic. The facts that are backed up by sources, however, are backed up by a reliable source of information, which include websites of government-run institutions, academic journals, and court cases.


 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?

- The statements that are backed up by sources use thorough sources.


 * Are the sources current?

- Yes, many of them were written in 2019.


 * Check a few links. Do they work?

- Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?

- It is concise, but at some points quite colloquial in language rather than professional.


 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?

- Yes; it misspells the word "amendment" as "amandment".


 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

- Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?

- No.


 * Are images well-captioned?

- Not applicable as there are no images.


 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?

- Not applicable as there are no images.


 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

- Not applicable as there are no images.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?

- As the topic deals with a controversial issue, it is being asked by readers that the topic must be represented with empirical data, rather than with opinionated arguments.


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

- It is rated as a C-Class Level 5 Vital Article, where Level 1 is the most important topic, and Level 5 is a sub-topic that is more specific. C-Class label means that while the article is substantial, it is missing significant materials or carries irrelevant information. It is the third lowest grade that a Wikipedia article can receive. It is part of WikiProjects Business, Discrimination, Organized Labour, Politics, Sociology, and Women.


 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?

- At this point, the article is partly opinionated, biased, inaccurate, and even self-contradictory. While the article more thoroughly discusses the history and current legal situation of equal pay in different countries and the U.S. states, there are parts where it requires additional citations for verification and where its factual accuracy is disputed.


 * What are the article's strengths?

- The article's strength is that it starts out by going over facts and laws.


 * How can the article be improved?

- It could be improved by getting rid of the writer's personal opinion on the topic, and adding more resources to back up the article's claims.


 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

- The article is underdeveloped; if the latter parts of the article were as factual as the first parts that discuss the legal situation, the article will become more complete.

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