Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oregon/Gender and the Law (Winter 2023)

The courts have played a critical role in shaping and advancing women’s rights and gender policy in the United States. This course examines legal approaches to questions of gender discrimination and gender policy as well as their political and practical implications. We will consider the ways in which courts, legislatures, and activists have articulated the interests of men and women, the strategies used to achieve gains in gender policy, and the ways in which these advances may be undercut by government action or public opinion. Focusing on specific policy topics we will discuss the following questions: What strategies are employed to advance women’s rights or policies involving gender or sexuality? How are these issues framed? In what areas of the law do these theories or strategies fall short? Are there better approaches to resolving these debates? What effect do these frameworks and strategies have on the breadth and scope of policies or on the way we experience gender in everyday life? How is gender inequality amplified at the intersections of race, ethnicity, sexuality and income? The course will draw from a variety of texts including court cases, scholarly articles, and legal criticism. Specific policy topics include: sexual harassment, rape, surrogacy, pregnancy/reproductive policy, marriage, pornography and gay rights, among others.

Week 1
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 2
Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Science Communication

Women's Studies

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4
Guiding framework

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

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 5
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

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 6
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!

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