Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Pomona College/Women and Power in Latin America (Spring 2022)

This course examines the obstacles women in Latin America still face in entering decision-making spaces in politics, the state, civil society, and the private sector and the resilience and creativity they show on a daily basis to counteract such patterns of exclusion. We will look at their participation in the diverse feminist and women's movements and the alliances they have built with the LGTBQ+ community, workers, Indigenous, and Afro-descendants movements in the region as well as with allies in national and local governments and international organizations.

We will be answering questions such as: Who are the main theorists who can help us understand the ways in which women enter or are excluded from exercising power in Latin America? What are the historical reasons why power is defined around difference and hierarchy? How do Latin American states define rights and citizenship? What has been the impact of organized women’s movements (feminist, anti-feminist, conservative, leftist, etc.) on defining power? Why, after more than a century of women’s mobilization, is it that, on average, Latin American women still make less than men and have less access to financial and other resources even though they are equally or even more educated than their male peers? What is the situation of Indigenous and Afro-Latin women in the region? Why and how are women and the LGBTQ+ community fighting for their rights and against the violence they face? How can we apply the framework of intersectionality (if at all) to these situations in the Latin American context? What are the creative solutions feminist and LGBTQ+ movements, governments, and international actors have generated and/or implemented in the region? What about the backlash against “gender ideology?”

Week 5
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

LGBT+ Studies

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 11
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 12
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 13
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 14
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Week 15
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.