User:Kbraddom/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Women in labor unions

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen to evaluate this article because it appears to be outdated and leaves out large sections of the topic. As the past few years appear to have ushered in a kind of renaissance for labor organizing, it is important to understand the role that women and gender play in labor unions.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: The lead section does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article’s topic, though it may be overly broad. The includes a broad and somewhat disorganized overview of the article’s main sections. The lead does not include information that is not present in the article. The lead is very concise.

Content: The article’s content is relevant to the topic. The content is not up to date. The article covers events up to WWII, focusing mainly on labor organizing during the Interwar period. There is a great deal of content missing. The article focuses mainly on labor organizing in industries dominated by women. It includes little information about how women have contributed to workers’ rights in other sectors. It really only discusses women in garment and automobile sectors. It touches very briefly on women of color (one short paragraph) and talks little about the experiences of women of color or queer women. The article also does not discuss the role of the government in women’s labor organizing or policies that were implemented as a result of organizing. The article as is does not deal with one of Wikipedia’s equity gaps.

Tone and Balance: This article is neutral. There do not appear to be any claims that indicate heavy bias. Viewpoints of straight white women are overrepresented. Minority or fringe viewpoints are not described. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader one way or another.

Sources and References: Facts appear to all be backed up by a reliable secondary source. Sources are outdated and therefore do not reflect the available literature on the topic (the most recent source is from 2002). All of the sources are academic journals which means, they likely only capture a certain spectrum of authors. Sources should be expanded to include more diverse authors and viewpoints, but generally sources are very good – all are peer-reviewed articles. Links work.

Organization and Writing Quality: Article is well-written, and relatively well organized, although major sections only cover a small portion of the topic. No glaring spelling or grammatical errors.

Images and Media: Images are relevant and well-captioned. Images are laid out in a visually appealing way and appear to adhere to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations.

Talk Page: There are currently no conversations or ratings on the Talk Page

Overall Impressions: Article provides a good, though limited historical overview of women’s labor organizing. Article can be improved by adding more recent information about women and labor movements/unions, including information about the experiences of women of color and queer women. More information should be included about public policy that is relevant to women’s experiences in labor unions. The article is underdeveloped.