User:Moranjv/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Gender studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am interested in learning more about gender studies, especially since this is a gender studies class. I haven't visited this article before on Wikipedia, but I thought it would be good to chose because I hold knowledge on gender studies and gender issues.

Evaluate the article
The first sentence of the article properly and concisely defines gender studies and the topics it analyzes. I do think the article goes too much into detail on the differing views of key feminist figures. There are big names like Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler, but their ideas aren't stated in the article. Further, de Beauvoir's beliefs in gender studies aren't commonly held today like the article says, they have been proved to be somewhat outdated. I would rework the definition of gender and move it earlier in the article. There is a lot of information missing in the content section of the article, and the content it does include does not transition well. More information about feminist theory and key gender studies theorists and feminists should be added. There is a section on Gender in Asia and Polynesia, which is important information but feels stranded in the article since there is also no discussion on gender studies in the rest of the world. It does a good job representing underrepresented communities. The article effectively uses a neutral tone and doesn't insert bias. This article does a very thorough job citing sources and linking to other wikipedia pages. One image is included, but more could be utilized to emphasize points in the text. Lots of talk has happened in this article, saying many similar points that I have also made in the above text. Overall, this article should be edited and added to because it is vague, jumps from topic to topic, and does not provide a general enough description for gender studies and the history of the movement.