Wikipedia:SWASTHA/Meetups/WomenMonth2024

In honor of International Women's Month, we are launching a project aimed at highlighting the stories of inspiring women who have remained largely invisible. Starting from 8th March 2024, we invite both SWASTHA members and the wider Wikipedia community to collaborate in editing, translating, and creating articles. This initiative will initially focus on five pivotal articles, with the goal of bringing deserved recognition to these remarkable women's contributions. Let's come together to ensure that the achievements and stories of these influential women are visible and celebrated on Wikipedia.

Background
Our initiative stems from a keen awareness of the underrepresentation of women on Wikipedia. As of 4 March 2024, women constitute only 19.76% of the biographies on the platform, underscoring a pervasive visibility gap. This discrepancy extends beyond the English Wikipedia, affecting regional language wikis even more acutely. The aim of this project is to bridge this gap by making the contributions of invisible women visible across Wikipedia. By establishing this page as a collaborative space for multilingual editors, we are committed to enhancing the portrayal of women's achievements. This effort seeks to ensure a fair and balanced representation of women, celebrating their contributions to our global narrative and enriching Wikipedia's diversity and inclusiveness.

How to participate
To participate, feel free to edit or translate the listed articles into your native language, helping make the achievements of notable women visible on Wikipedia.

Participants

 * AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 07:35, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Faismeen (talk) 07:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Innocentbunny (talk) 16:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Pavanaja (talk) 15:15, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Dhanalakshmi .K. T (talk) 12:49, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

List of articles

 * 1) Jacqueline Felice de Almania - 14th century French physician who was placed on trial for unlawful practice
 * 2) Basanti Devi - Indian independence activist
 * 3) Connie Mofokeng - South African apartheid activist
 * 4) Sultana N. Nahar - Bangladeshi-American physicist

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