Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Religion/Women in the Parliament of the World's Religions

= Women in the Parliament of the World's Religions, Presented by Women and Religion Wikipedia User Group = We will discuss the importance of working on women's biographies and work on women's biographies for two hours, either editing and enhancing current biographies or adding new women.

Event Description
Did you know that only 18% of the biographical subjects and 9% of the editors on Wikipedia are women? WikiProject Women in Religion aims to address the under-recognized work of cisgender and transgender women in the world's religious, spiritual, and wisdom traditions by adding women in religion onto Wikipedia.

At this editathon/workshop, the first in-person editathon the WiR Wikiproject has conducted for over three years, participants will sign up as editors and contributors, create their personal user page, learn the basics of editing, and make their first edits to Wikipedia.

Our work list will be Women religious scholars, activists, and leaders. We will edit existing pages and learn our way around Wikipedia. The group will set the pace. Participants are also welcome to work on women from any religious, spiritual or wisdom tradition who are not on the work list. No need to be a technological expert!

Join us in our effort to address gender bias on Wikipedia by improving the coverage of women in religion on Wikipedia.

Event Details

 * Date: Tuesday, August 15
 * Time: 2 sessions; join us for either one or both: 4:15 to 5:15; 5:30 to 6:30 CDT
 * Location: Chicago, IL McCormick Center, The Parliament of the World Religions Conference
 * Who should attend: Anyone at the Conference. You do not need experience. If you are an experienced editor and would like to attend the sessions, please contact Rosalind Hinton at rosalindhinton@mac.com. Beginners and experienced Wikipedians are welcome.
 * Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page. Or, bring your own materials and edit away.
 * Questions? For more information, contact Rosalind Hinton at rosalindhinton@mac.com.

Before you arrive

 * If you can, signup for a Wikipedia account: here
 * Consider concerns about anonymity when choosing a "user name" unless you want to be identified
 * Look at our work list on the 1000 Women in Religion Project Page here.

Accessibility
This event welcomes attendees of all abilities.


 * ** No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary as training will be provided. No background in religion, diversity, or women's history is required as we will have resources on hand to cite.

About the Women in Religion WikiProject
The Women in Religion WikiProject (formerly 1000 Women in Religion), seeks to add names and contributions of religious, spiritual, and wisdom women to Wikipedia, the largest encyclopedia in the world. The contributions of cis, trans, and LGBTQI women in all fields of work, scholarship, and life, including religion and spirituality, have gone under-recognized, across time and in our present-day context. This under-recognition is a form of gender bias reflected and reproduced in our commonly used sources of knowledge – in our history books, in our news media, and even in our sacred texts. The more we can document and highlight the contributions of women leaders in their religious and spiritual traditions, the more we can change the perception that women have not been leaders.

Resources

 * Inspiration for possible new articles and editing
 * WikiProject Women in Red/1000 Women in Religion
 * Our work list and tasks for the Women in Religion Project (formerly the 1000 Women in Religion Project)


 * Helpful sources and links. When creating an account do not use your own name! Think of a user name you will like.:
 * How to create a Wikipedia account
 * How to create a Wikipedia account on a mobile phone

Outcomes
(pending expansion)


 * Articles created: Rosa Cursach
 * Articles edited: Ida Raming