User:Yshaye/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Gender studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is very relevant to our course, the History of Global Feminism. In order to properly study feminism, I believe that learning about it in the context of gender studies and its history will be valuable.

Evaluate the article
The lead section includes a concise, overarching introductory sentence and a following guiding description to precede the rest of the article. All information in the lead section is relevant information sectioned by the major sections of the article.

The article’s content is extremely relevant to the topic, including historical and modern information and drawing a complete picture of the topic. By addressing the history of gender studies, the gaps between men and women, and even further, the gaps between genders that exist in impoverished countries, the article includes a significant discussion on equity gaps and diversity.

The article remains largely neutral and unbiased in its content. However, when exploring gender issues around the globe, the article focuses on a very limited region of the world (Eastern Asia, Pacific Region, Eastern Europe). By expanding the international reach of the article, a more broadened article could be produced. Specifically when describing the limitations of gender studies, areas of the world, such as the Middle East, would be vital to include in the analysis. Overall, the article does a good job of raising important points, while also recognizing any minority contrasting opinions in an unbiased way.

The article appears to be well-sourced with multiple primary and secondary sources that are reliable. However, certain sections rely too heavily on primary sources, while other sections rely too heavily on secondary sources. Moreover, multiple links that I checked did not work. The sources that do work are current, represent a diverse range of authors, and regard the wide variety of opinions and thoughts on the subject. As previously mentioned, it would be valuable to include more sources from other areas of the world, from varying races and ethnicities.

The article is concise, simple enough to be widely understood, and follows a clear organizational structure. The article has limited grammatical or spelling errors.

The article includes only one image, that is minorly related to the topic. The image is that of protestors. However, images of the actual practice of gender studies, how it is relevant, its history, etc., would be important to include. Upon the addition of images to the article, it would be necessary to ensure they are properly captioned and follow copyright regulations.

The article is rated C-class, and listed as a level-5 vital article. There are lots of discussions happening on the Talk page about content, information, and structure. It is similar to what we have discussed in class in its way of how people discuss deleted or added information respectfully.

Overall, the article is well-structured, well-written, and well-developed. With the addition of more images and a more diverse international perspective, it will improve greatly.