Wikipedia:WikiProject zeroheight's Amplify series - Women in tech (UX/Design, Engineering, and Data science) Edit-a-thon

Join us as we shake things up for this webinar! Instead of a panel discussion, we’re hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon! In honor of Women’s History Month, we will edit and create pages for women in tech (i.e., design systems, UX/design, engineering, content, data, and more).

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As we increase the visibility of women in tech (UX/Design, Engineering, and Data science)
For International Women’s Day, the theme is #EmbraceEquity, which inspired us to host an edit-a-thon this month. In an NPR story, less than 19% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. Wikipedia is a data source on many things we rely on - from Google’s knowledge panels to what teaches AI systems. When women aren’t represented in Wikipedia, we’re omitted from people’s knowledge and discussion, and our accomplishments go unknown.

Get started

 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Add your name under "Sign up"
 * Find an article to edit
 * Ask questions during the webinar - or later on in zheroes. (zheroes is the zeroheight Slack community. It's free to join.)

Agenda

 * See Google Slides

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 * - editing Janice Redish's page
 * - editing Janice Redish's page

Improving content in Wikipedia

 * Follow Wikipedia editing best practices -
 * Reliable sources -
 * Improve the introductory paragraph ("lead section"), which is what most people will skim. This should include the main highlights and summarize the article. Typically they're ~4 paragraphs.
 * Add links to other Wiki articles (e.g., if the person was born in Akron, Ohio, you can link "Akron, Ohio" to its Wiki article)
 * Add categories to the article so women come up in those searches


 * Fix grammar mistakes!
 * Add a photo - this needs to be that belongs to the public domain (e.g., a photo you took and are willing to waive the rights for). This is something we'll probably have to go back and add
 * Add content - review the links to the sources below to see if you can add any information from them to the person's page. Make sure you cite the references to make the Wiki article credible. A few notes:
 * "small mention" is a good starting point for a quick win. The person is mentioned and usually provides validity to their title or company.
 * "podcast interview" - we're not expecting you to listen to the entire podcast. Instead, look for a transcript and skim that for any notable information.
 * "book" links provide information about their book, including publish date, ISBN, etc.
 * Add a person infobox (the box that appears in the top right of the article w/ some basic metadata and their photo)
 * Add external links - including personal website, Twitter account, IMDB profile, etc. Note: some of these are firsthand sources so they can't be used as references in the main article.

Top tips

 * Don't feel like you have to compose a large, thorough article! Any contribution you make, regardless of size, helps improve Wikipedia.
 * Find tiny things to update - grammar, adding a reference here and there, updating some current info found in a publication, etc.
 * Find something you like editing - maybe it's just adding categories. :)
 * Don't get discouraged if your edits get deleted! (It happens; you can always check the edit history or start a discussion on why.)

Women in Design Systems

 * Design Systems - we can add books authored (by women) and link back to the authors

Women in UX

 * Julie Zhou, author, business women - Podcast interview, , , small article , small mention , , podcast interview , , , , , ,
 * Christina Wodtke, author, information architect, business person - 📸 needs photo, need to mention she founded Women Talk Design - this source might help, small mention , book , Crunchbase profile , podcast interview , podcast interview , webinar interview , webinar interview , small mention , small mention , Stanford bio , , small mention ,
 * Kristina Halvorson, author, content strategist
 * Karen McGrane, author, content strategist📸 needs photo, Book and bio, conference bio , SVA bio , Crunchbase profile , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , book and bio
 * Sara Wachter-Boettcher, author, speaker, designer📸 needs photo, bio and book, interview , article , article , interview , book , small mention , small mention , article , small mention , small mention , small mention , podcast interview , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small interview , small mention , radio interview , small mention
 * Dana Chisnell, author, founder, civic designer, educator📸 needs photo, book, small mention , small mention , small mention , article , article , article , video interview , article , interview/article , interview , Crunchbase profile , conference bio , conference bio , podcast interview , academic papers , professional papers , profile , academic paper , bio
 * Janice Redish (Ginny), author, content writer, UX designer, speaker📸 needs photo

Women in Engineering

 * Rachel Andrew, author, speaker, developer - Bio and book info, publisher bio , podcast interview , book , book
 * Ellen Ullman, author, programmer - interview, small article , interview , interview , book review

Women in Data Science

 * Cathy O’Neill, author, data scientist, mathematician - Podcast interview, interview , interview , IMDB profile , interview , podcast interview , press release , interview , interview , interview , interview , small mention , podcast interview , interview
 * Cassie Kozyrkov, data scientist, leader - Podcast interview, Crunchbase profile , interview , article , article , small mentions , article , article , article , mention , article , article , article , article , book , academic papers , article , article , bio , podcast interview , publisher bio

Women in Design Systems

 * Sarrah Vesselov, author, speaker, design director - 📸 needs photo, book, Crunchbase profile , podcast interview , podcast interview , small mention , podcast interview , board game cafe info , board game cafe info , conference bio , interview
 * Taurie Davis, author, designer - 📸 needs photo, book, small mention at a previous job , podcast interview , video interview
 * Val Head, author, designer, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book, bio , interview , interview , podcast interview , IMBD profile , book , podcast interview
 * Jina Anne, author, designer, speaker, founder Clarity conference - 📸 needs photo, Book, publisher bio , mentioned on this Wiki article - need to link back Design system, podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , if not in any of the previous sources, we need to find a source that credits her with starting Clarity
 * Diana McDonald, author, designer, speakerBio (at the bottom) and book

Women in UX

 * Lisa Maria Marquis, author, speaker, writer, editor of A Book Apart - 📸 needs photo, Bio and book, book and bio , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview


 * Rachel McConnell, author, content designer - 📸 needs photo, Bio and book, podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , quoted


 * Yael Ben-David, author, speaker, UX writer - 📸 needs photo, Bio and book, podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview


 * Sameera Kapila, author, designer, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Bio and book, interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview
 * Rebekah Baggs, author, content strategist - 📸 needs photo, Book and bio, conference bio , interview , podcast interview
 * Eva PenzeyMoog, author, UX and safety designer, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Bio and book, video interview , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview


 * Erika Hall, author, designer - 📸 needs photo, Book and bio, Wiki article mention, need to link - User research, podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview
 * Erin Kissane, author, content strategist, editor - 📸 needs photo, Book and bio, speaker bio , Crunchbase profile , video interview , podcast episode
 * Krystal Higgins, author, UX designer - 📸 needs photo, Book and bio, interview , conference bio , conference bio , podcast interview
 * Beth Dunn, author, content designer, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book and bio, interview , small mention , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , conference bio , podcast interview


 * Katel LeDû, author, CEO of A Book Apart - 📸 needs photo, Has a wikidata page we can link to, book and bio , interview , podcast interview , interview , article , article , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview
 * Lisa Welchman, author, strategist - 📸 needs photo, Need to make sure there's a source that mentions her podcast Surfacing, book, publisher bio , conference bio , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , article , podcast interview , podcast interview
 * Carrie Hane, author, content strategist - 📸 needs photo, Press release, small mention , small mention , podcast interview , podcast interview , book (another source ), podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast transcript
 * Donna Lichaw, book, designer, career coach - 📸 needs photo, Book, bio , podcast interview , article , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview
 * Debra Levin Gelman, author, designer - 📸 needs photo, Book, bio , podcast interview
 * Indi Young, author, UX researcher, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book, publisher bio , book , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , bio , publisher bio , bio , podcast interview , podcast interview  (another option ), podcast interview  (another option ), podcast interview , article , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , small mention , mentions , small mention , mention , small mention , article , podcast interview , video interview , bio/talk
 * Donna Spencer, author, UX designer, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book, publisher bio , book and bio , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , podcast interview , podcast interview
 * Alexandra (Alex) Schmidt, author, writer, UX designer, researcher - 📸 needs photo, Book, publisher bio , podcast interview
 * Natalie Marie Dunbar, author, content strategist, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book, bio , video interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview


 * Katie Swindler, author, UX designer, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book, bio , interview , article , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , profile , podcast interview


 * Caroline Jarrett, author, forms and surveys specialist - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book
 * Diana Deibel, author, VUI designer - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book (link w/ Rebecca Evanhoe's page), podcast interview , podcast interview , video interview , article


 * Rebecca Evanhoe, author, conversation designer - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book (link w/ Diana Deibel's page), podcast interview , possible source? , podcast interview , podcast interview , video interview , podcast interview , article


 * Aga Bojko, author, design leader, UX researcher - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book is mentioned in Wikipedia Eye tracking (need to link her), bio , publication , article , podcast interview , book


 * Leah Buley, author, UX design leader, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Book, publisher bio , publisher bio , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , interview , interview , article , article , article , article , article , article


 * Sheryl Cababa, author, service designer, workshop facilitator, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book , podcast interview , webinar , article podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , article , article , interview , podcast interview , interview
 * Maria Giudice, author, founder, designer - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book , bio , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , interview
 * Cheryl Platz, author, design leader - 📸 needs photo, Book, bio , interview , article (in Spanish) , article (in Spanish) , podcast interview , article , article , IMDB page
 * Amy Bucher, author, speaker, design leader - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book , bio
 * Laura Klein, author, speaker, designer, engineer - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book , book , book , article , article , article about her podcast , article , interview , about her podcast , article , article
 * Theresa Regli, author, DAM strategist/expert - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book , video interview , article , podcast interview , article , article , article , article
 * Whitney Quesenbery, author, civic designer, accessibility expert, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book (link with Sarah Horton's page) , bio , book , podcast interview , podcast interview , testimony , book , small mention , profile , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mention , small mentions , small mentions , article , article , article op-ed (might not be a good source) , small mentions , small mentions , small mention , article , article , article , article , article , listing (valid source?) , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article in French , article , podcast interview , article , article , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , interview , profile bio


 * Sarah Horton, author, consultant, accessibility expert - 📸 needs photo, Bio, book (link with Whitney Quesenbery's page) , article , article , article , book (multiple edition info , book under creative commons ), academic/research papers


 * Sheri Byrne-Haber, author, accessibility expert, speaker - 📸 needs photo, Conference bio, interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview (panel) , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , book , interview , conference bio , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , article , article , article , article , article , article , article
 * Kat Holmes, author, design leader - 📸 needs photo, Book, interview , podcast , author bio , bio , article , bio , podcast interview , article , interview , article , interview , mentions , talk/article , podcast interview , interview , small mention , article

Women in Engineering

 * Hannah Schmitz, engineer - Only has a Wiki page in Dutch (we can create an English version from this), article, article , article , podcast interview , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article , article
 * Lara Hogan, engineer, author, speaker, leadership coach - Book and bio, podcast interview , podcast interview , Crunchbase profile , publisher bio , article , podcast episode , article , article , podcast interview , podcast interview , podcast interview , book , podcast interview , podcast interview , conference bio , interview
 * Xaviera Kowo, engineer - image File:Xaviera Nguefo Kowo.jpg, article, article , article


 * Kate Matsudaira, author, leader

After the event
This is just the beginning and I'd love for you to continue helping on this project. Even editing for 15 minutes or making 1-2 edits is helpful. Feel free to ask any questions on the zheroes Slack community - join zheroes (free) on the #project-editathon channel.

Also! If you're at a conference and see any of these lovely ladies, please ask if you can take a photo of them to add to their Wikipedia article.