Wikipedia:WikiProject Gender studies

Welcome to the WikiProject Gender studies! This WikiProject is aimed at improving the quality of articles related to gender studies.

For a list of articles and tasks to contribute to, please see WikiProject Gender studies/to do.

See also the Notice Board and deletion sorting for alerting all users to AfDs, RfCs, disputes etc.

Following discussions in January 2007 and further comments in March 2007, it was decided to split this project's original aims and goals - creating a separate WikiProject Countering systemic bias (WP:CSB). A historical project sub-page for CSB has been created here.

Project overview
This project is for editors with knowledge or an interest in gender studies and who want to help improve articles about the topic. All that's required to join is an understanding of Wikipedia's core principles and an interest in improving and collaborating on articles within this project's scope. If you're interested, add your name to the list of contributors!

Aims of this project

 * 1) To create and/or improve articles associated with gender studies, gender theories and gender issues (including feminism, masculism, and transgender issues).
 * 2) To maintain a gender neutral language (where appropriate) in line with the neutral point of view policy.
 * 3) To create a thriving WikiProject.
 * 4) To bring every gender studies related article up to featured article status.
 * 5) To ensure that internal organisation of gender studies articles is consistent.
 * 6) To maintain and improve articles within Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy.

What this project is not

 * 1) This project does not extol any point of view, political or otherwise, other than that of a neutral documentarian.
 * 2) This project does not seek to write essay-style critiques of articles about gender-related topics.
 * 3) This project does not limit itself to European/North American issues.
 * 4) This project is not a space for writing feminist, masculinist or LGBT critiques of society.
 * 5) This project does not seek to introduce any bias (to either articles, or Wikipedia in general), rather, it aims to improve the quality of articles, which deal with gender and gender studies, within the neutral point of view policy.
 * 6) This project is not a vehicle for self-promotion (see conflict of interest and verifiability policies).

How do I help?
Glad you asked! Feel free to sign up under contributors. If you come across an article which either needs attention, or alternatively that doesn't exist (even though it should), add it to the lists under "Requested articles", "Requests for expansion", or "Requests for review/attention" headings. If articles under those headings seem mature enough to no longer need attention, feel free to clean them off the list. If there are categories or templates you come across on Wikipedia which may be of interest to contributors of this project, feel free to add them under "Useful Categories" or "Useful Templates". You can also 'adopt' an article, or use the Discussion page to discuss issues relating to Gender studies on Wikipedia. Finally, beyond Wikipedia, some contributors of this project are working on a Wikibook (textbook) on Feminism at Wikibooks (available here, feel free to contribute).

Current tasks

 * WikiProject Gender studies/to do

Project contributors

 * 1) 12 June 2015. Most of my activity on Wikipedia focus on creating articles (or expanding existing articles) within either women's history, gender studies or feminism.
 * 2) 14 March 2016
 * 3) 17 November 2024
 * 4) 7 November 2014
 * 5) 9 December 2016
 * 6) 1 May 2013
 * 7) 19 January 2007
 * 8) 9 October 2019
 * 9) 12 June 2015. I create biographies for notable gender studies professors
 * 10) 16 April 2019
 * 11) 20 May 2021
 * 12) 1 April 2007
 * 13) 23 June 2021
 * 21:47, 23 June 2011 (UTC). Women's rights. I'd like women to have at least equal voice in humankind's decisionmaking.
 * 01:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) 3 May 2012
 * 2) I created Portal:Feminism and the WikiProject Gender studies/Feminism Task Force. Both are part of this WikiProject.
 * 3) 6 March 2014
 * 4) 28 October 2018
 * 5) 25 September 2018
 * 13:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC) (particularly interested in addressing underrepresentation of entries about women, and female Wikipedians)
 * 09:29, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) 25 September 2018
 * 2) 19 January 2018. Particularly interested in trans and nonbinary topics. Also interested in how women are represented in Wikipedia articles
 * 3) 5 March 2013
 * 4) Mlb13 (talk) 16:00, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
 * 5) 2 November 2013
 * 04:45, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) 08 February 2009. I added Greta Gaard and will add other ecofeminists  as I am able. Am interested in collaborating to fix the ecofeminism article.
 * 20:50, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) 27 July 2021. Interested in Latin American LGBT topics.
 * 2) 28 April 2016
 * 3) 28 March 2015
 * 4) 10 April 2014
 * 5) 5 April 2014
 * 22:00, 4 July 2008 (UTC). Doing a lot of work on Portal:Gender studies at the moment.
 * 08:00, 15 November 2019 (UTC) Interested in transgender, especially non-binary, topics.
 * 1) 8 April 2013
 * 2) 25 January 2012
 * 3) 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * 4) Welsh speaker, interested in trans issues
 * 03:05, 15 June 2022 (UTC) Interested in gender neutral language!
 * 1) 13 October 2022
 * 2) 14 December 2023. (they/them) interested in trans & nonbinary topics
 * 03:05, 15 June 2022 (UTC) Interested in gender neutral language!
 * 1) 13 October 2022
 * 2) 14 December 2023. (they/them) interested in trans & nonbinary topics
 * 1) 14 December 2023. (they/them) interested in trans & nonbinary topics
 * 1) 14 December 2023. (they/them) interested in trans & nonbinary topics
 * 1) 14 December 2023. (they/them) interested in trans & nonbinary topics

Inactive
Last edit before June 2014
 * 1) I am new here but want to be a part of this
 * 13:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 22:55, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * 03:01, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) 11 October 2011
 * 01:59, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) I am interested in researching and writing about professional associations exclusively for women. 10:52, 17 Feb 2010
 * 13:34, 5 March 2007 (UTC) I am particularly interested in contributing articles about women from the eighteenth century.
 * 21:45, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) 30 September 2013
 * 2) 15 March 2012, looking at sex trafficking and prostitution in Europe
 * 22:05, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 02:16, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 13:23, 26 May 2006
 * 1) 5 March 2013
 * 15:01, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * 00:04, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 12:22, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 22:52, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 19:15, 22 December 2006 (UTC) Mariana Lima
 * 05:15, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 21:51, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) 19 April 2006
 * 14:10, 21 Oct 2010
 * 23:44, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 03:45, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) 21 May 2011
 * 10:48, 09 September 2008. I am doing some basic editing, verification of sources and other tasks that need to be completed.
 * 12: 28 am 09 April 2008 I am interested in Mormon Feminism
 * 1) 21 Feb 2011. Just joined Wikipedia and would love to help.
 * 21:55, 24 June 2011 (UTC). Interest in sex/gender integration, root causes of sex/gender segregation.
 * 21:41, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 00:51, 18 December 2006 (UTC)(History of feminism, Feminism, Brassiere and subarticles)
 * 1) Working on SpiritWorld and Feminism in Japan articles while I am getting my feet wet at Wikipedia and finding others and groups ending the gender and cultural knowledge violence. Am drafting articles on Divine_Feminine and Thirteen_Indigenous_Grandmothers.
 * 21:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 04:55, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
 * 05:22, 9 February 2012 (UTC) — Only about 9 or 10 people in a whole year... That's just wrong. Everyone should encourage people from/and WP:CSB and WP:FEM too!
 * 16:08, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 18:34, 3 March 2012
 * 03:06, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 01:54, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 04:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 23:08, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) (talk) 15:04, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 02:06, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) 28 Mar 2011. Interested in contributing in areas of Inheritance and Property Rights
 * 03:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * 02:48, 19 August 2008 (UTC) into women's fiction etc., but also realise the limitations of these things.
 * 03:52, 14 March 2012
 * 09:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) 3 March 2014
 * 2) Tiputini (talk) 10:49, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 06:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Interested in traditional gender roles, gender-associated aspects of personality and behaviour, fashion
 * 09:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) 7 March 2014
 * 09:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 14:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * 16:08, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 18:34, 3 March 2012
 * 03:06, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 01:54, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 04:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
 * 23:08, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) (talk) 15:04, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 02:06, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) 28 Mar 2011. Interested in contributing in areas of Inheritance and Property Rights
 * 03:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * 02:48, 19 August 2008 (UTC) into women's fiction etc., but also realise the limitations of these things.
 * 03:52, 14 March 2012
 * 09:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) 3 March 2014
 * 2) Tiputini (talk) 10:49, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 06:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Interested in traditional gender roles, gender-associated aspects of personality and behaviour, fashion
 * 09:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) 7 March 2014
 * 09:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 14:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * 09:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) 3 March 2014
 * 2) Tiputini (talk) 10:49, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 06:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Interested in traditional gender roles, gender-associated aspects of personality and behaviour, fashion
 * 09:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) 7 March 2014
 * 09:55, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 14:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) 17 December 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) 17 December 2023 (UTC)

To Do List

 * To Do List

Requested Articles
I would like to submit a new article on women's political participation in India. I am currently enrolled in a gender studies class and I am required to submit an article to Wikipedia on a gender studies topic. The reason why I would like to submit a new article is because information on women's political participation in India are spread over several Wikipedia articles, including articles on the women's reservation bill, women in government, etc. My new article would cover gender differences between male and female participation. I will have specific sections on voting, political parties, government representation, political activism, and the challenges to female political participation. This would give the reader an overall look at female political participation in India. Jaccarlton (talk) 18:32, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Assessment & Peer Review
A main task of the Project Gender studies is to assess the quality of Wikipedia's Gender studies articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to help in recognising excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. This also plays a role in the WP:1.0 program, which the WikiProject uses to help automate some of the assessing process.

It is easiest if you simply tag and assess articles as you come across or edit them, though you can go through Category:Gender studies if you wish. To find out more, see WikiProject Gender studies/Assessment.

Collaboration
Project Gender studies runs frequent collaborations to encourage as much of the Project as possible to use their editing skills to bring one article up to Featured Article standard a month. See WikiProject Gender studies/Collaboration for more information.

Translation
If you have another language besides English, please consider adding your name to our List of Translators. A list of articles for translation is here

Countering Systemic Gender Bias
A temporary department for the nascent Countering Systemic Gender Bias. Created after it was decided to split Project Gender studies in Spring 2007. It can be found here.

Barnstar Award
There is an official Gender studies barnstar for anyone who has made significant contributions to Gender studies articles:

approved Wednesday 21 Feb, 2007

Related WikiProjects

 * WikiProject Feminism
 * WikiProject Women artists
 * WikiProject Women scientists
 * WikiProject Women's sport
 * Women's Football / Soccer Task Force
 * WikiProject Women writers
 * WikiProject Women in Red
 * WikiProject Women

Subpages

 * List of

Templates

 * WikiProject Gender studies
 * User WikiProject Gender Studies
 * WikiProject Gender Studies Collaboration
 * WikiProject Gender Studies Invitation
 * WikiProject Gender Studies Tasks
 * Feminism sidebar
 * Feminism
 * Feminism

Stubs

 * Feminism-stub
 * Feminism-activist-stub
 * Gender-studies-stub

Other

 * WikiProject Gender studies/Notice Board
 * Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:WikiProject Gender studies
 * WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sexuality and gender