User:Peytonblakemore/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Gender studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate? '
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because of its relevance to the course. The general topic of gender studies is a good introduction to sub-topics such as the intersection of race and gender in addition to the more specific intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. My first impression was that the first paragraph was very informative and serves as a good working definition of gender studies as a whole. I also noticed that the article contained sources after every sentence, and many links to other articles.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

While many sources are listed, I noticed some areas for improvement For example, there is a citation needed after the first sentence under the Psychoanalytic Theory sub-section of the article as well as a few more sentences in this section. It also appears the the Women’s Studies and Judith Butler sub-sections are lacking in information in comparison to other sub-sections of the History heading. I also noticed that the “State and governmental attitudes toward gender studies” section seemed to portray only one side of the gender studies debate, highlighting only countries with prominent movement in opposition to Gender Studies. I would suggest finding examples of states and governments in support, as well as those that are in between or take no strong position. There are also many sources that are over twenty years old or more. Overall, the article is off to a great start, but some sources need to be revisited and edited, and some informational holes should be filled.