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Wikimedia and BBC 100 Women
Welcome to WikiProject BBC 100 Women, a partnership between the BBC and Wikimedia to raise awareness of the gender gap on Wikipedia, improve coverage of women and encourage women to edit. 100 Women is one of the BBC’s most successful news series which names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year, creating documentaries, features and interviews with them, as a way to look at women’s rights around the world. It is broadcast on the BBC World Service’s TV, radio and online services in 28 languages and bbc.com to reach global audiences of over 320 million a week. The series is entering its fourth year in 2016 and will be on air between 21st November to 8th December. The content gap on Wikipedia is a form of systemic bias, with fewer than 17% of biographies about women. There is also a persistent editor gap, with women significantly underrepresented in our global community of contributors. The BBC are working with Wikimedia through their 100 Women season this year to promote and encourage more women editors and to raise awareness of the issue through events, media coverage and community activism. On 8th December 2016 as part of the BBC 100 Women season, edit-a-thons will be held at BBC Wales, Cardiff, and in locations around the world where there are BBC bureaux and active Wikimedia communities. The hope is to reach a global audience of millions of people, increasing understanding of the way in which Wikipedia is created - through volunteer contributions - as well as generating more content about women on the site. Events will run across the whole day in different countries, in multiple languages simultaneously. Editors in locations from around the world will include BBC staff and audience, special guests and the Wikipedia community, with training for new editors provided by Wikimedians and organised by local chapters, user groups and communities. Editors working in all languages will be encouraged to live tweet about their involvement and their edits through #100womenwiki. The BBC will have a live page and the event will be reported on various programmes and platforms over the course of the day. If you aren’t able to make it to an event, you will be able to follow a ‘how to’ video and join in from home, make sure we know you are taking part by sharing your contribution using the hashtag and become part of the community trying to address this challenge.

Trainers

 * Jason Evans, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Wales
 * Deb, Volunteer Wikipedian

Outcomes - New pages created

 * Ffion Hague
 * Betty Campbell
 * Beca Lyne-Pirkis
 * Gwennan Evans
 * Miloska Nott
 * Tori James
 * Lisa Jên
 * cy:Sarra Elgan
 * cy:Marian Delyth
 * cy:Sian Pari Huws

Outcomes - pages Improved

 * Sheila Dillon
 * Grace Williams
 * Behnaz Akhgar
 * Margaret Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
 * Laura McAllister
 * Menna Richards
 * Elan Closs Stephens

Participants

 * user:BecaMurphLP
 * user:Fhlevans
 * user:Behnaz5
 * user:ShaziaAwan
 * user:sararobinson81
 * user:Lois Cernyw
 * user:Laura Mcallister
 * user:MelynMelyn
 * user:Bethanrhys
 * user:Sian.Cardiff
 * user:Megantomos
 * user:Cerys Rhys
 * User:Cardiffthon
 * User:ShaunaGuinn

Articles to be created

 * Tori James
 * Rowena Kincaid
 * Beca Lyne-Pirkis
 * Sarra Elgan
 * Anni Llŷn
 * Lois Cernyw
 * Sioned Harries
 * Caryl Lewis
 * Marian Delyth
 * Lisa Jên
 * Lleuwen Steffan
 * Betty Campbell
 * Grace Williams
 * Miloska Nott
 * Nicola Heywood Thomas

Articles to be improved

 * Julie Williams
 * Amy Dillwyn
 * Gwerful Mechain
 * Menna Richards
 * Lady Rhondda
 * Cerys Matthews
 * Jan Morris
 * Elaine Morgan
 * Mavis Nicholson

How do I prepare?

 * Sign up for the event
 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided)
 * Learn about editing if you like: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
 * Think about what you would like to edit - please prepare some materials to bring with you on the day