User:Tumsp23/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Me Too movement

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is movement that deserves and needs a credible Wikipedia page. The #MeToo movement is very active and prominent today due to the the amount of sexual harassment in the workplace. Women are stepping up to share their stories and to try to stop sexual harassment.

Evaluate the article
The lead section includes a first sentence that clearly describes the social movement, however, does not highlight the main sections that will be discussed throughout the article. It does not provide information that is not stated somewhere in the article, but is thoroughly descriptive in highlighting the main points about the #MeToo Movement.

The article's content is relatively up-to-date with most information between 2014-2019, but there could be more information added specifically in the timeline heading. Although this movement was most active during that time period, there is still more current information that should be included in this article. There is no content that is missing from this article other than more current updates, however, I may find information throughout my further research that may need to be added or changed in this article. It is long so most information has been included.

This article is some bias with this article in favor of the social movement. For example, in the "Media coverage" subheading it states how there is a agreement that there is a lack of reporting options that leads to unresolved sexual misconduct in the workplace. Although there is a source to cite that, it is not a scholarly or academic source. This quote leads to some non-neutrality in this article. I think the "International response" section is a little overrepresented with 33 countries discussed within it. Even though they are all important, I think it would be better to condense this section. Other than that section, there are no other large overrepresentations or sections that are underrepresented. This article does not necessary attempt to persuade the reader to one side or the other, but there are some biases leaning to supporting the #MeToo Movement compared to simply stating what it is.

Most areas throughout this article have multiple sources supporting it, however, most are not peer-reviewed, academic articles. The vast majority of articles are from news companies such as The New York Times, Vox, CBS, The Guardian, and many others relating to those. These sources are current and reflective on the topic, however, there are academic sources that would be better to use in some cases. Sections such as "International response" and "Impact" could have more of these academic articles instead of ones from the news.

The article is well written, including lots of information in an organized approach. There are many subheadings to each section, ensuring every piece of information is in the correct spot and so the reader knows exactly where to go to find a specific piece of information. There are a few grammar errors throughout the article that need to be revised, such as title section 3.5.1 "ME TOO bill in U.S. Congress" needs to be revised. However, this article is broken down to reflect major points.

There are not too many photos within this article, but the one's that are included often show a figure who was accused of sexual assault. The photos have a clear and easy caption that allow the reader to understand who and why the person is being shown.

Within the Talk page, there has been communication recently regarding changing the article name to #MeToo. However, this change will not be occurring due to Wikipedia's technical restriction of using a hashtag. The page was last edited on September 17, so contributors are still working on it. The Me Too Movement article is in WikiProjects such as Feminism, Internet culture, Sexology and sexuality, United States / 50,000 Challenge, and Sociology / Social Movements. This article has also been listed as a level-5 vital article and has been rated C-Class.

My overall impression of this article is it has a lot to work with. There is so much information, that I'm not too worried about having to build from someone else's edits too often. The amount of information and the organization throughout the article is a strength because it is not messy or all over the place in terms of information. It does need some improvements with choosing the importance of certain topics within the #MeToo Movement and also with grammar in certain areas. I would say this article is well-developed because there is so much information that is useful, but because of its lack of academic articles, there is still a need for improvement among the reliability.