Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Gender studies/Archive 4


 * Archives: Jan 2009 - Current

Neutrality
What criteria do you use for recruiting members for this task force?

Because a number of your members have made very controversial edits adding things such 'as the fetis cannot feel pain' to the abortion page(in an attempt to push their view), editing the feminazi page to add things such as "it's used by men because men hate women and want to undermine all progress they have made"

Wouldn't it make sense to actually recuit people who are actually neutral for such a task force?

I followed the edits of a member(which can only be described as severe hackery, and then I noticed in responce to it they get invited here.

And in fact, all criticism of this persons behaviour on the other pages was deleted by orange mike(her friend) because according to him, the people who disagreed with the edits just hated women. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.165.177.146 (talk • contribs) 14:49, 12 September 2008

Adding a new dated signature to this in the hopes the archiving bot will take it away... --Alynna (talk) 19:47, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Gender and religion
Another editor and I have been working on the gender and religion article. I think we've improved it quite a bit, but I'd love to see more than two pairs of eyes on it. Anyone want to come take a look? It could especially use opinions on the best structure of the article, and information about non-Abrahamic religions. Coverage of religions that recognize a third gender would be particularly nice. Thanks, Alynna (talk) 19:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Where to add material?
Apologies if this is not the right place to ask this, but I have come across some survey statistics in the 2005 Ethiopian Demographic & Health Survey about the roles of men & women in Ethiopian society. (For example, "Who has the final say on making household purchases for daily needs?") Which article(s) would this information best fit in? -- llywrch (talk) 21:06, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Feminism Task Force revamped
The Feminism Task Force pages have been revamped. Feel free to steal some ideas or even join our humble project :) Kaldari (talk) 21:09, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group
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Woman, "The Grandmothers", Herstory and Feminism
See discussion at: Portal_talk:Feminism Should the Talk-Article be moved here? Where? Millennium Twain (talk) 14:42, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Gynoid warring
Can editors take a look at this article (and its recent history). An editor there keeps moving all critical and gender discusion to a separate section, or out-right deleting it. As he has never added any information or citations, i have no idea what he think the article should be about, but all the sources i've read show that gender issues are the main aspect of this topic, and are the only reason it exists as a separate article, rather than being a section in Android.

Somemore eyes would be great. I was planning to get this to GA, but progress has stopped as i have to keep reverting deletion of cited material, and have to stop at 3 reverts.08:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you YobMod? Ricardiana (talk) 01:05, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Questioning the "Gender Neutrality" of this Project
Why is it this project is Woman/Feminism focused? It has a total of 3 (one not even created) topics related to Men, which makes up the other half of "Gender Studies". This imbalance in focus, and the added presence of "Feminist Task Force" makes this more, "Women's studies, side notes on Men". 173.33.142.104 (talk) 18:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC) Crayos
 * Thanks for you rcomment 173.33.142.104 but wikipedia is not a forum - if you have a constructive point on how to improve articles or the project please make it (see our guidelines for talk page posting). But partisan remarks such as the above are unhelpful - wikipedia is not a battleground--Cailil   talk 18:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Family-and-homemaking blogs
As the sole author, thus far, of a new article named List of family-and-homemaking blogs, I am wondering if any editor(s) watching this page might be interested in checking it over and perhaps offering (t)hi/r input? Note a collection of a few interesting sources wrt possible gender-bias in reporting about womens' blogs is presented in a section on its talkpage (which also might more correctly be termed, thus far, a monologuepage) here: Talk:List of family-and-homemaking blogs. ↜Just  M &thinsp;E here&#8202;,&#8202;now  09:22, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Africana womanism
Helo everyone! You may be interested in checking out Africana womanism. Thank you! The Ogre (talk) 12:27, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Women's sports
FYI: I was surprised to see that we have an article Women's sports. We don't seem to have Men's sports. -- 201.37.230.43 (talk) 23:10, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Two deletion debates of interest
Kaldari (talk) 16:37, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Articles_for_deletion/Universality_of_patriarchy
 * Articles for deletion/Mixed-orientation marriage

Sheila Jeffreys is under attack!
The Sheila Jeffreys page has had attacks and insults added to it repeatedly over the last several days. I have had to remove them three times over now. Other editors, please take a look at the history of this page and remove the attacks, as they are likely to be added again and again. The IP has varied, but it is probably the same person behind all the attacks. Guuao (talk) 06:05, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Need feedback on merger proposal
I made a proposal to merge Patriarchy in feminism back into the main patriarchy article a week ago, but no one has commented on it. Please take a look if you have some time. Thanks. Kaldari (talk) 22:10, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

1953
Hello. The "to do" list said copyedit Feminism (which sorry to say I can't do). But that article presents the "three wave" idea. There is no article on the second wave which links instead to Feminist Movement in the United States. Also would anyone agree that leaves out Simone de Beauvoir? There's the section on French feminism but it concerns the 1970s and Kristeva. I moved up The Second Sex to the beginning of the second wave. If nobody agrees with my edits it would be a simple matter to correct them. -SusanLesch (talk) 06:03, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Susan. I think your edits are a good.  Just to point out I thought second wave feminism was mewrged with feminism or history of feminism becuase it was so short but maybe that was chnaged--Cailil   talk 15:18, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi, Cailil. Thanks. I'd like to find and restore an article on the second wave. The wave idea seems to be fairly prominent, at least more so than just one or two people's name for something, otherwise it could be chucked. -SusanLesch (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

GA reassessment of Andrea Dworkin
I have reassessed this article and found issues with the referencing which need to be addressed if the article is to retain GA status. The reassessment comments are at Talk:Andrea Dworkin/GA1. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 20:34, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Rape in the Bosnian War
I have added the project template to Rape in the Bosnian War. Please come and judge this for yourselves. Polargeo (talk) 15:39, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Merger discussion
I've proposed merging patriarchy (anthropology) with patriarchy. If you have any interest in the topic, please feel free to weigh in. Thanks. Kaldari (talk) 15:55, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Gender based violence
Following the advice of Cirt I post my question here: why don't you rename the page "Violence against women" in "gender based violence"? This is the correct definition because "is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women, and that violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men " (...), Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, United Nations -General Assembly dic. 1993 --151.50.177.40 (talk) 10:10, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Gender-Based Violence: A Price Too High
 * WHO: "Gender-based violence"
 * "Can you name 16 forms of gender-based violence?"
 * "Gender Based violence", Developing Gender Statistics Training Video; United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
 * Ley Integral contra la violencia de género

Chrapliwy v. Uniroyal
This is a '82 case brought by US female factory workers under the '64 Civil Rights Act, suing for equal pay and representation. It was proposed for deletion. I've deprodded as my searches indicated notability, but I don't know enough about the case to edit the article. Can anyone at this project help improve it to avoid deletion? Fences &amp;  Windows  22:38, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

AfD - child marriage
There is an AfD related to the subject area of this wikiproject - Articles for deletion/Child marriage in Judaism. (Child marriage in Judaism is female-specific) Newman Luke (talk) 22:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

“Sex”
Currently, Wikipedia has no article about sex, in the sense of a sexual physiological endowment. The article “Sex” concerns itself with the sexual process. The article “Sex (disambiguation)” seems to confuse “gender” with sexual physiological endowment; in any even, it provides a link to “Gender” as ostensibly concerning a primary meaning of “sex”, but not to an article on sexual physiological endowment. —SlamDiego&#8592;T 14:51, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's weird. At first I thought the article sex was about what I'd call "biological sex" -- the thing that, in humans, is about gonads and genitals and secondary sex characteristics.  But it appears to be both about "having sex" in a broad sense, and about "biological sex"... It looks like the article about human biological sex is at Sex differences in humans.  In some places, we seem to include biological sex as part of gender, calling it "biological gender" -- this is what the Gender article does.  So we have the information, it's just hard to find.  --Alynna (talk) 13:55, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Well,
 * Having it hard to find is unacceptable.
 * “biological gender” as a term for physiological endowment would be the sort of bilge written by pseudo-scholars who create a veneer of sophistication by obfuscation.
 * I hope that the members of this project — or at least someone — will fix this wretched mess. —24.255.26.9 (talk) 02:18, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Asian fetish
This article could use some new eyes with expert knowledge/mediation/constructive input; I'm posting to several WikiProjects that seem relevant and to RfC. I have already done so on WP:Cleanup (other ideas just about where to seek help are also welcome). Article was created 06:51, 20 April 2004 by an IP. There's thirteen talk page archives and five Articles for Deletion discussions; there are 122 watchers and about 400 daily page views on average. Has never reached much of a consensus regarding the subject, content or sources AFAIK. Thanks! Шизомби (talk) 03:47, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Suggested article, starting resources provided
Greetings. At the suggestion of User:Binksternet, I bring to your attention the possibility of creating an article on Mary Sargeant Gove Nichols, whose name appears several times in the article on Free love, but for whom no article currently exists. I have also posted this message, at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Gender Studies/Feminism Task Force, in case that should bear fruit.

I encountered the Free love article while checking for information on health educators of Mary Gove Nichols' era, having previously cited her in that context. I realised that there is much more to Gove Nichols than can be done justice by a brief mention in an article on either women's movements or health promotion (important as such mentions are). So I created a section on the Free love discussion page in which I provided some resources and comments which may facilitate creation of an article on her. I also made some comments on Binksternet's discussion page. Rather than repeat that information here, I refer you to the links where I fleshed out the argument as best I could, along with resources as found.

I note by the way an interesting 'conundrum' regarding Mary's surname, of Gove Nichols. These days I daresay it would be hyphernated to Gove-Nichols. But in her own use, she did not. Whether that reflects the style of the time (i.e. no hyphernation), or her own usage, I've not checked at time of this message, and don't have a driving urge to do so (but I probably will, dammit - although fortunately the unresolved question doesn't bug me too much just now). So how is this a 'conundrum'? Well, a reader seeing just "Gove Nichols" could not be expected to know that this is isn't a first name and surname, whereas a reader seeing Gove-Nichols would interpret this as a hyphernated surname without any effort.

So if I was writng an article on Mary S. Gove Nichols, I'd want to resolve the question of how to refer to her surname in the article, rather than just reiterating versions of her full name as I've done to date. There may be 'standardised' ways of dealing with this (but not necessarily. Phenomena have a habit of confounding human attempts at conceptualisation - a version of John D. Barrow's "Groucho Marx Effect", not to mention other paradoxes which people like Douglas Hofstader have had fun pointing out in say, Gödel, Escher, Bach). In the absence of an uncontroversially standardised way of dealing with this, I'd define my method in the lead section (e.g. "hereafter Gove-Nichols"), with a footnote to say why. From a quick look at the book Shameless: The Visionary Life of Mary Gove Nichols, it seems some writers skirt the issue by using the full name "Mary Gove Nichols" each time. Easily do-able in a book. The only problem with that in a one-page Wikipedia article, is it looks a bit clumsy, I reckon. More importantly, a reader could easily think this was her first, middle and last name, which it most certainly was not. Even more reason to explicate her name, and the use of it.

Good old 'Gove-Nichols' eh? Giving people something to think about even in something as seemingly simple as her name. Perhaps you begin to see my intrigue... Regards Wotnow (talk) 02:19, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Hmm well I'd verge on being clumsy but accurate to the sources and reflect the "Mary Gove Nichols" usage.  But that said I'd try to keep it to a minimum and use "she" as often as possible.  Just my two cents--Cailil   talk 13:58, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated, and a good point. If one initially explicates the full name (using anaesthetic of course - I mean it does sound painful), one could then trim down to what looks like the established "Mary Gove Nichols" usage, using "she" and "her" for readability where possible, interspersed with "Mary Gove Nichols" at key points. Money well spent! Wotnow (talk) 05:02, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

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sex segregation
This article seems to have got way off track. While it says it's about the separation of people along gender lines, someone seems to have added stuff about every form of sex descrimination, making it a (bad) fork of sexism. Comments and assistance in cleaning it up would be welcome. DJ Clayworth (talk) 02:34, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * See also related proposal to rename to  at Categories for discussion/Log/2010 March 12. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:05, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I have added citations and text from a number of articles and websites that focus on sex segregation in many forms, including its possible origins. DJ Clayworth (talk) has cut out every single one of them, removed text that was put in by other editors, and reverted the article back to a version three months earlier. All of this was done without discussion or consensus. I recommend that this text be put back into the article as it is pertinent and adds quality. I have reverted the article once after the other editor's cuts, but it was re-reverted, making the dispute requiring additional editors. Marshallsumter (talk) 15:42, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I am concerned by something else. There is a web site http://www.dweec.com/dweecs.htm which lists DJ Clayworth and the tactics which he/she and others have used as a group to possibly censure Wikipedia. The tactic used on the Sex segregation article matches one of them. Marshallsumter (talk) 22:18, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

help needed for Women in Iraq
Uh, that is, I should say, Women in Iraq needs help, although it is undoubtably true that women in Iraq need help too. I came across it while trying to improve Islamic feminism, and I must say I was taken aback. Can anyone help? BrainyBabe (talk) 18:47, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced living people articles bot
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Does anyone else disagree with this title: Sarah Brown (wife of Gordon Brown)?
On the Talk page I've just said it is sexist and patronising beyond belief to have this title, because it suggests that this women is only definable by reference to her husband. Can you please leave your thoughts to have this moved to an alternate title?  Wik idea  15:23, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

knowledgable editors needed ...
Here - the article on "Ssexual Orientation" needs work - couple of editors have recently pointed this out, but the discussion really needs fresh views. Currently the article is strongly biased toards psychology (and debates between psychologists and a fringe group promoted by Christians that claims that homosexuality is a psychological disorder). I have nothing against psychology, but it is only one approach ... the whole idea that sexual orientation may be socially constructed, or take fundamentally different forms in different cultures is missing (because claims that it is not innate and fixed are interpreted as promoting the views of that fringe group that says homosexuality can be remedied). And debates outside of academe are not covered, either. And the article is organized in such a way that it is hard to know even how these other views might be incorporated. In short, it needs attention. I am not looking for one hero to do a complete overhaul of the article; I am hoping that many different editors can work together, each making small changes, that will eventually turn this into something that reflects the full range of major approaches and views and explains differences and debates. Slrubenstein  |  Talk 08:32, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

sexism at New York Times and the WP article
We're discussing whether a history of sex discrimination at the N.Y. Times respecting reporters and editors is notable enough for the article on The New York Times. I put it in, someone took it out by reverting, and now we're debating restoration. Please feel free to weigh in. Thank you. Nick Levinson (talk) 00:26, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Done. Thank you. Nick Levinson (talk) 17:58, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Need expertise for the Janice Raymond article
The article is seriously incomplete, and it is hard to find descriptions of her anti-trans politics which meet the standards of BLP and RS. Marja Erwin (talk) 04:48, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

It's 'incomplete' in more ways than one. The lead contains a long sentence saying that 'many feminists' disagree with Raymond on trans issues, but missing is any acknowledgement that some feminists indeed agree with Raymond. Is that fair or NPOV? NO. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.27.210 (talk) 02:05, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Biased editing at Janice Raymond
There appears to be a problem of biased editing at this article. I think the way it is written now is not in accord with NPOV or BLP. There is a biased sentence in the lead: "She has also written extensively about transsexualism, and her views on transgender have met with great controversy, as they are viewed by many as transphobic." That's biased because it presents only criticism of Raymond and does not indicate that many feminists AGREE with her views on trans issues. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.27.210 (talk) 02:01, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Well she claims "All transexuals rape women's bodies." She flings some pretty serious and nasty accusations. Marja Erwin (talk) 02:31, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Moving the Feminism task force to a child project
I have proposed changing the Feminism task force into an independent child project rather than a task force of WikiProject Gender Studies. Please feel free to join the discussion. Kaldari (talk) 20:07, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Main Page proposal
As related to Wikipedia Signpost/2010-09-06/News and notes, subsection: "Main page biases?" Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 22:03, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Please see Wikipedia_talk:Today's_featured_article/requests.

Women in Japan
The page Women in Japan is in need of expert attention. It cites few sources, and has been tagged as an essay and possibly original research. Five potential sources are listed, but with no footnotes or in-text references. Cnilep (talk) 15:09, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Another user has discovered that the page contains copyrighted material (See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan). I have therefore requested speedy deletion. Cnilep (talk) 21:12, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I remember that page being a problem before - I was about to say it should be redirected to Women in Asia but that page is a mess too. Perhaps some kind of merge and WP:SUMMARY work, with some article incubation is in order for Women in Asia articles?--Cailil   talk 22:45, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia
I've requested some help at the reward board. Anybody interested? Noloop (talk) 18:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

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Request for comment (eHarmony)
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Niqab in Egypt
Hello all, Please comment on my article niqab in Egypt. It also needs to be assessed by Gender Studies as well. Thanks! Noosaelgamoosa (talk) 06:26, 24 November 2010 (UTC)noosaelgamoosa

merge Gynocracy into Matriarchy and Separatist feminism?
Proposals to merge the now-deleted Gynocracy article into the Matriarchy and Separatist feminism articles are under discussion, in the Gynocracy deletion review. The Gynocracy article was about women governing women and men, as described from the past or aspired to for the future. Some parts of the article discussed matriarchy, although none of the historical and aspirational descriptions were limited to mothers as the women governing, all being open to women generally. None were about feminist separatism, because men were among the governed, and not just briefly, and because this was not limited to separatism within the feminist movement or organizations, but were at a national level, although one possibility would be to include the content with an explanation that these cases are not strictly separatist or limited to feminist venues. There are prominent feminist advocates and several secondary sources. Thoughts on mergers? Thanks. Nick Levinson (talk) 20:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Merge with WikiProject Sexology and sexuality?
Please see my comment here. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 22:15, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Inactive
Is this project even active? I see mostly bot discussions, and little if any discussion... if nobody cares about a merger proposal, this doesn't bode well. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 19:27, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

New York Times article on Wikipedia gender bias
Project members might lke to note that The New York Times has publishedan article on the gender gap in Wikipedia's editor base and how it is affecting article quality. Written by Noam Cohen, it gives examples of how subjects dear to girls and women tend to be short while those dear to boys and men are voluminous. For example it points out that friendship bracelets likely to be of interest to  teenage girls is limited to only four paragraphs, whereas  baseball cards, more likely to be followed by boys is voluminous and includes a detailed chronological history of the subject. The entry on Sex and the City includes only a brief summary of each episode while the one on The Sopranos includes lengthy, detailed articles on each episode. It quotes Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia foundation, as saying how she has set a goal to raise the share of female contributors to 25 percent by 2015 from its present 13%. Lumos3 (talk) 08:38, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Interesting, but considering this project's inactivity, may I suggest you copy this note to WP:SOCIOLOGY and WP:FEMINISM, which seem to be alive? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 17:39, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Pro-choice
All input welcome. Thank you. walk victor falktalk 20:43, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar Award deleted
Awards_by_WikiProject has the graphic but it comes up redlink which says it was deleted. Anyone know why? I asked here also. Thanks. CarolMooreDC (talk) 04:56, 19 February 2011 (UTC) Got it undeleted. CarolMooreDC (talk) 16:49, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for sourting that out Carol - that was weird--Cailil  talk 19:55, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Sex and psychology
Could people comment on disputes at Sex and psychology, which is a part of this Wikiproject? Thanks. --Aronoel (talk) 15:08, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

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Gender and Governance
I am editing the "Women in Politics" page to become "Gender and Governance." I aim to address broader issues of gender, empowerment, human capabilities, the effects increasing female influence in government, etc. One issue I am not addressing is gender beyond male/female (i.e., I will not be discussing transgender issues--transgender individuals in government, policies to increase the presence of or awareness regarding transgender issues). Any input would be greatly appreciated. Amr0316 (talk) 02:26, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Incarceration of women
I started an article called Incarceration of women. I'm sure that some of you may be able to find more information to help improve it - this should be a very important article for the gender studies project WhisperToMe (talk) 02:51, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Requested Article: Women's Property Rights
I would like to propose an article about Women's property inheritance rights. There are currently no entries focusing on women's property or inheritance rights. I feel that these factors are importance in determining women’s living conditions as well as overall status within the family and community. Ownership and control over assets such as land and housing provide economic security. The gendered differences in land ownership and property inheritance between women and men is stark. Recent estimates show that women own only 1-2 percent of all titled land worldwide, although women make up an increasing proportion of the world’s formal labor force and heads of households.

Disputes over property, now afforded a monetary value, have grown more prevalent. There has been an observed shift in women's rights to inherit or ability to manage property. Due to the prevalence of patrilineal inheritance customs, both productive resources such as land and livestock and property such as household goods have ended up in the hands of men and not women. Consequently, when only men have rights of inheritance or family succession, it is women that have little opportunity to improve their overall status and living conditions within the family and community.

Thus, I would like to propose an entry that will be an encompassing assessment of the shifting focus of economic and social matters, focusing on the issues of women empowerment through land ownership. Issues of property and inheritance rights, and the unjust nature that has shifted natural recipients to male heads, either through corrupt titling companies, social norms, or societal standards, will also be examined. Any comments or suggestions? Slin2264 (talk) 02:17, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Migrant Worker
Often, Migrant labor and migrant workers are associated with economic analysis and implications. However, as globalization progresses and more and more individuals are engaged in migrant work, the effects of such work permeate into the social sphere. As such, migrant labor has a very profound effect on gender relations within a country, as well as the transition of care labor from a primary to a secondary occupation for many women. My colleague and I feel that the Migrant worker page is seriously lacking in essential analysis of the changing gender roles associated with migrant labor and, as such, we wish to modify it. We are open to suggestions and feedback. FaithSara (talk) 03:02, 30 March 2011 (UTC), DArquero (talk) 03:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Notice
The Starhawk article was moved/renamed today to Starhawk (author) without discussion by a proponent of the new video game of the same name. Now Starhawk (and all 100 Wikilinks to her name) redirects to a disambiguation page. Please note my Requested Move discussion about moving it back to the original article title. If inspired to vote, please note Wiki policies that support this, such as WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, etc. Softlavender (talk) 12:19, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Replied here--<font color="#999999" size="2">Cailil  <font color="#999999">talk 12:06, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Please contribute
Please contribute to the discussion at Talk:Rubyfruit Jungle. The article is part of WikiProject Gender Studies. HairyWombat 22:15, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Femininity
Anyone here willing to read or partially read through the long discussions about this and help out? Outside opinions are definitely needed. 209.226.31.161 (talk) 02:37, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Donation of three months' access to Feminist Economics
Routledge has kindly offered three months' free online access to Feminist Economics, a peer-reviewed academic journal, for up to 15 Wikimedians. The sign-up sheet is here, and will open at 22:00 UTC, Monday, August 29.

Please pass the word along to anyone you know who might be interested, particularly people on projects other than the English Wikipedia. Cheers, SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 18:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Just a reminder that the sign-up sheet has opened for anyone interested. See Feminist Economics. All members of the project are welcome. Cheers, SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 22:21, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Looking for Online Ambassadors interested in sociology of marriage
Hi WikiProject Gender Studies members! The Wikipedia Ambassador Program is working with a class for the upcoming term on the sociology and marriage, and we're looking for some experienced Wikipedians with an interest in the subject area to support the class as Online Ambassadors. If you're interested, please let me know.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 16:47, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Feminization of Poverty
Hello everyone, I am interested in adding and revising the content of the Feminization of poverty page. I feel that substantial parts of the topic are missing on the current page and want to help continue working on the page. Gender discrimination is a main cause of the disproportionate amount of impoverished women to that of men. Statistics show how households with single mothers are at the highest risk of poverty and lack the most in terms of human capabilities. There is an urgent need for more gender studies to be performed in developing countries in order to address these problems and implement specific policies to help mitigate the gender gap in poverty. I hope to address these issues by editing the Feminization of poverty page. Please take a look at the page and any comments or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. --Yk12 (talk) 21:43, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Feminization of Poverty
Hello everyone, as yk12 has mentioned above, we are currently looking to expand the feminization of poverty page. I feel that this topic is at the heart of gender disparity, as it affects women's opportunities not only economically, but socially, educationally, and politically. Throughout the world there is a definite gap between the capabilities of women and men, and this in turn affects the capabilities available for children as well. This is especially apparent in the case of lone mother households, where families with only a mother for support find themselves in the lowest income brackets, even in extreme poverty. They are unable to take suitable jobs because they must care for their children, and this in turn affects the nutrition, education, and futures of the family. To address these burdens, we must first understand the underlying causes, and how they manifest themselves in women and children's lives. Social exclusion and cultural biases are a big part of this, and if we want to change this social discrimination we must first acknowledge that gaps between the capabilities available for men and women exist, and make this information available to the general public. A multidimensional perspective of the feminization of poverty is key to understanding this phenomenon, and eventually eradicating it. Thank you Anabuiles8 (talk) 05:32, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Gender Studies will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in gender studies We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 20:49, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's History Month and Lisa Randall
Lisa Randall would be a good project for WikiWomen's History Month. There are other ideas on the latter's talk page, including a link to a to-do list and a list of less-well-known women. GraniteStateGrump (talk) 06:27, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Proposed Entry: Gender Inequality in China
Hello Everybody! I plan to create a new Wikipedia entry on Gender Inequality in China and propose to add it to WikiProject Gender Studies. Gender studies is a broad field, which assess the effects of gender in various dimensions of life, including the effects of gender inequality. Gender inequality, which can manifest in various degrees, refers to inequalities between individuals due to gender. The topic falls under the scope of gender studies and would be an appropriate addition to the WikiProject gender studies. In order to uphold the goals of WikiProject Gender Studies and expand Wikipedia’s current knowledge on gender studies, I propose to also add an overview of gender inequality in China under the “Gender Inequality Across the Globe” subsection of the Gender inequality main page. This summary will be linked to my new Wikipedia entry, which will cover legislation, cultural and societal norms, and implications in regards to family structure, education, healthcare, and employment. I hope that other contributors will continue my contributions by adding subsections including but not limited to, the history of gender inequality and the impacts of gender inequality on sexuality. If you have any suggestions for the execution of my proposed entry, please let me know. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. Nqogu (talk) 17:13, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Expanding Mommy track stub
I am planning on significantly expanding the current Mommy track stub on Wikipedia as part of my Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities course. This stub is already listed as a part of WP:SOCIOLOGY and rated as mid-importance, and I think that it also falls in line with the aims of WP:GENDER STUDIES.

As the idea of a mommy track and opting out have become more common, particularly in American society, it seems that the article is in need of expansion in order to provide a better overview of the subject as well as a comprehensive examination of the effect of motherhood on women's work opportunities. I will be examining differences in women's wage earnings over the course of a lifetime, the costs of childbearing in different fields, and wage gaps for mothers. I would appreciate any feedback and/or ideas for better expanding the article and how to best contribute to this Wikiproject. I think that it is definitely a gendered norm that is becoming increasingly prevalent and therefore merits discussion on this Wikiproject. Thanks!

Allisonraven (talk) 20:07, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

New Article: Gender inequality in the English Caribbean
Gender studies covers a broad range of topics on the effects of gender on many different aspects of human survival. I propose an article on gender inequality in the Caribbean as a part of the Wiki Project Gender Studies because it fits seamlessly into this category. I will use research as well as course material to extend on the subject of gender inequality and the Caribbean region focusing on areas such as education, health and the workforce. Wikipedia currently has a single page on gender inequality. I intend to link this article to other pages such as the Gender Inequality page. I hope that the addition of this article can help improve understanding of gender inequalities and also its effects on the Caribbean Region. Any feedback and ideas for improvement are greatly appreciated. Gender inequality in the English Caribbean. thank you. Bellechic (talk) 22:34, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

New Article Gender Inequality Index
I am a student at the University of Utah taking a class on Gender Economic Development and as part of my course work I am planning on creating the article Gender inequality Index (GII) which is a new measurement of gender discrimination built off of the same framework as the Human Development Index (HDI). The (GII) is a replacement for the Gender-related Development Index and the Gender Empowerment Measure which have been the primary measurements of gender inequality since 1995. The (GII) exposes gender discrimination using three dimensions; reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market whereas the Gender-related Development Index and the Gender Empowerment Measure which focused on income levels and left out other aspects of inequality. The (GII) is used in conjunction with the Human Development Index (HDI) and can not be used independently. Depending on the level of the (GII) it negatively impacts the Human Development Index (HDI) score and because no country has perfect gender equality all countries are negatively impacted. I feel the (GII) is an extremely important topic to cover among the Wikipedia community and a good contribution in the areas of Gender Studies, International Development, Economics, and the United Nations projects. Any comments or suggestions are greatly appreciated and welcome. (Teashias (talk) 04:49, 14 March 2012 (UTC))

New category - Category:Women by country
I should have got the girls in the typing pool to do this... I have set up Category:Women by country and begun to populate the category and its sub-cats. It compliments Category:Women by nationality and was a surprising omission in the category system, as is Category:Men by country. Articles and subcategories relating to women were placed into all manner of inappropriate categories. We had the ludicrous situation where rape categories were placed in women's rights or feminism categories. Rape is not a women's right - not being raped is a part of women rights. There are a few issues that need sorting out. For example, should an article on prostitution be palace in the women's category given that it is applicable across all genders (but predominantly affecting women) -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 19:11, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

New Article: Sex Trafficking in Eastern Europe
For a university level class, I am going to be creating an article that looks at the sex trafficking rings in Easter Europe. The class’s focus is on gender economics of the third world. I will be using a variety of sources, though most will be scholarly. Below is a summary of what I will be talking about and a tentative outline. I would really appreciate some feedback. This is my first Wiki contribution. I am either going to be starting a new article or contributing and editing the existing Human Trafficking article. Is there anything else that I should be looking at? Sex trafficking is a modern form of slavery where people, mostly women and girls are forced, deceived or coerced into prostitution. Human trafficking is the second most lucrative illegal activity worldwide after drug trafficking. The traffickers use psychological and well as physical threats including bondage, serious harm to or physical restraint, and murdering of family members if the victims do not cooperate. Generally the women who are targeted come from lower income areas and desperate situations. There are a number of common patterns for luring victims into situations of sex trafficking traps. Some include; a promise of a good job in another country, a false marriage proposal turned into a bondage situation, being sold into the sex trade by parents or husbands, or being kidnapped by traffickers. Often there is a form of debt bondage where the victims or their family has a debt that must be repaid in the form of service by the woman or girl. They are not freed until the debt is paid. Some of the risks these girls are subjected to are drug and alcohol addiction, physical injuries, malnutrition, sexually transmitted diseases, sterility, miscarriages and/or abortions, reproductive complications and other diseases. In addition to the physical risks, there are many psychological problems that can arise, including shame, grief, fear, distrust, hatred of men, self-hatred, and suicidal thoughts. Outline: 1.	Overview 2.	Physical Risk 2.1.	Abuse 2.2.	Bondage 2.3.	Diseases 2.4.	Reproductive Health 3.	Psychological Consequences 3.1.	Depression 3.2.	Suicide 3.3.	Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome 3.4.	Treatment 4.	Specific Counties 5.	Child Sex Trade/tourism/trafficking (links to the articles) 6.	Campaigns 7.	News Stories and Media Depictions 8.	Further Reading 9.	Sources Bryner2 (talk) 17:06, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Women and the environment
I am working on fixing up the article Women and the environment through history. I am working on this for a university gender and economic development class. For this topic, I plan to be focusing on the role women play agriculture and land development in developing countries. The article needs a lot of help in other areas but for starters, I would like to discuss the effects of women and their cultivation efforts on the environment. Based on studies and research done by women such as Esther Boserup and Bina Agarwal, there is a clear connection in developing countries between the two. In a majority of countries, women are responsible for land cultivation and an improved Wikipedia article would be very beneficial for women's studies. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Alainas (talk) 02:25, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Women & Education in Pakistan
I am taking a course at University of Utah on Gender and Economic Development.I am planning to edit the article Women rights in Pakistan. I feel this article is very brief and it does not talk in detail about education. Hadood Ordinace has not been discussed in this artilce. Hence, i am working on its sub-section, education and i am going to elucidate the discrepancies in education for women. Furthermore, i will discuss very controversial law of Pakistan known as Hadood Ordinance. I will look forward to suggestions and comments on how to cover Hadood Ordinace without being controversial. I will be using Martha Nusbaum capabilities approach to analyze women in Pakistan. Any feedback and advice will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

Dkhan2012 (talk) 05:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC) Dkhan2012

Women in Chile
This page has recently undergone revision, but I would still like to add even more information, though, specifically about

-Marriage and property rights for women in Chile (hopefully specifically saying what they are, and maybe what they have been in the past). If there are any inequalities, it could be because of gender discrimination.

-Women's involvement in politics, the only mention of women in politics is Michelle Bachelet's presidency. Are there many women in politics? Do the gender roles of society keep women out of politics? Do women in politics face discrimination?

-Organizations for women's rights and empowerment, such as National Women's Service (SERNAM) and the Women's Study Center (Centro de Estudios de la Mujer). Also Chile's participation in international organizations that advocate better circumstances for women, like the United Nations and Chile's adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

-Women in the workforce. Many women work in unpaid work or informal work. I also wish to see if there is income gap between men and women.

I also wish to add more links to the "See Also" section. Please feel free to give me advice on how to further improve the page! Alissahart (talk) 20:41, 8 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Changes are up Alissahart (talk) 20:11, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Occupational segregation
I have recently made substantial edits to the Occupational segregation page and would appreciate any comments or feedback on the Talk page. Thank you! K_Gagalis168.7.239.69 (talk) 04:02, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Reevaluation of "Female homicides in Ciudad Juarez"
I recently edited the article Female homicides in Ciudad Juarez and would like to request a reevaluation of the article to be a part of WikiProject Gender Studies. Thank you very much! Cnovoa17 (talk) 21:34, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Expert attention on Gender
Hello, Gender needs experts view and attention. I made some edits to the lead and definition, but were [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gender&diff=490368087&oldid=490338288 reverted] by a user.

Third person view is welcomed on talk page Talk:Gender--Taranet (talk) 04:36, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Chinese ideals of female beauty
I nominated Chinese ideals of female beauty for deletion two years ago. It was rescued by ARS and the decision was to keep it and clean it up. I still wonder whether there is a topic here that can be covered by an encyclopedia and I'd like to get someone else's take on it. The notion of "ideals" seems problematic to me, especially in a nation as populous and diverse as China. The hair section bothers me as well; the part about the "male gaze" seems to be original research. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobo + c 16:16, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Dan Savage bibliography for Deletion?
Dan Savage bibliography has been nominated for deletion. The discussion is at Articles for deletion/Dan Savage bibliography. Thank you for your time, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 14:43, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Articles for deletion/Dan Savage bibliography

Dell Summit
user:SarahStierch raised http://elektronista.dk/kommentar/dresscode-blue-tie-and-male/ on the gendergap list I'm pretty sure this is about Mads Barner-Christensen, and was a month ago that it happened.

The blog post was covered in a more reliable source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57431869-256/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-about-women-in-tech/

It is getting fresh coverage on reddit too. http://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/tk24s/dell_denmark_had_wellknown_danish_misogynist/

Dell regional manager apologised, and said it was intended to be satirical. http://www.business.dk/digital/dells-danske-direktoer-vi-er-superkede-af-sexisme-kritik

other comments on the web indicate it was intended to be comedy. http://hackerne.ws/item?id=3966706

It seems Mads has used bad taste in the past, so this doesnt appear to be a once-off misunderstanding. http://mediawatch.dk/artikel/mads-christensen-undskylder-eb-klumme

Also worth noting, the Danish Wikipedia description of da:Christiane Vejlø (the tweeter and blogger who raised the issue) is very similar to that of Mads Christensen, as is Christiane's husband Christian Geo Heltboe, and this could have some bearing on how she wrote her piece about Mads. I think we need to ensure we look at Danish language sources in order to get a good feel for the reliable sources about this topic before adding negative content to any Wikipedia articles. John Vandenberg (chat) 00:32, 14 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Ugh. I read at  that Mads Barner-Christensen has reported that
 * “I know that “da:Rytteriet” was there later in the evening and talked about that there should be more au pairs in the IT industry so there would be more to screw. That’s not anything anyone should take seriously either because we know it’s satire. Maybe it’s because I don’t wear a costume that people think I’m being serious.”
 * So apparently there were two comedians(?) there who were poorly selected. John Vandenberg (chat) 00:50, 16 May 2012 (UTC)


 * http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/05/dell-mads-christensen looks like a good source for the event. -- John Vandenberg (chat) 00:57, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Anybody out here?
I see people have signed up to participate but little to no responses are ever provided for queries on the talk page. Just curious if this is an actively quiet project or what the status is :) Sarah (talk) 00:44, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Does MOS:IDENTITY apply to credit for works?
Please see discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style. Thanks! Kaldari (talk) 20:51, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

New categories Males and Females
Has there been a conversation leading up to the newly-created categories and, or is somebody being unilateral? — Paul A (talk) 06:26, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

User gender categorisation
I have started a deletion review for the categorisation of users by gender. See Deletion review/Log/2012 August 27. -- John Vandenberg (chat) 03:31, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Categories for discussion
I've proposed renaming occupational categories for women from Category:Women foo to the more commonly used Category:Female foo. Please consider joining the discussion. Thanks. Ncboy2010 (talk) 13:09, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

addition to gender roles in agriculture
Hi all I want to add a section "women and agriculture in Sub Saharan Africa" to the article 'gender roles in agriculture' and also improve the introduction of the article. Any comments or suggestions are most welcome.. Thnx Diksha41 (talk) 20:59, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * That addition would be most welcome. It would be good to make reference to the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. In regards to Africa, the related women and the environment article mentions research by Esther Boserup, the feminization of agriculture and the Green Belt Movement. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobo + c 01:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

comment on women in agriculture in SSA
The proposed addition is important. Food security in SSA depends on women subsistence farmers. BerikG (talk) 18:34, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. The gender roles in agriculture article is currently missing sections for Africa, Australia, and Asia. A section on Sub-Saharan Africa is needed for balance. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobo + c 03:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Revision of Employment and specifically Gender Discrimination
Hello everyone. I would like to edit the section on "Employment Discrimination". I am planning to write more on gender discrimination, which is a subsection of employment discrimination, and engender the entire employment discrimination page. If you have any concerns, ideas or suggestions, please let me know. Thank you. Orhand12 (talk) 18:43, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Orhand12. The Gender discrimination and the workplace section of the Employment discrimination article could definitely use some expansion. This could also be spun off into a stand-alone article if you were so inclined. This topic can be controversial, so be careful to ensure that neutrality is maintained and all perspectives are included. The gender pay gap and sexual harassment articles may have relevant content or sources. For a topic like this one, I think one challenge is presenting a global perspective that doesn't use examples from one part of the world to generalize about the phenomenon everywhere. If you will be discussing the legal aspects, we currently have articles on employment discrimination law in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobo + c 03:13, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Proposed Revisions and New Entry: Gender Inequality in Thailand
Hello everyone,

I am currently working on a term paper for my Gender Economics class. My topic is about Gender Inequality in Thailand which will mainly focus on the context of gender division of labor in labor market. I am planning on starting my article by pointing out the problem of gender inequality from various perspective based on the gender inequality indicators in order to build up the understanding of the situation in Thailand. I will then present, in detail, the gender in equality in labor market in several aspects such as gender wage gap, employment rate, etc. I would be appreciate if you guys can help me with the sources of data of further idea of what else should be included, or not included, in the article or what other indicator(s) I shall present in my article.

So far I have gathered some information from world bank website. Some of my literatures include:

Kampon Adireksombat, Fang Zheng, and Chir Sakellariou. The evolution of gender wage differentials and discriminations in thailand: 1991-2007. In Economic Growth Centre Working Paper Series, number 2010/05. Economic Growth Centre, 2010.

George Gray Molina and Mark Purser. Human development trends since 1970: A social convergence story, 2010.

Social Institutions & Gender Index. Gender equality in thailand. http: //genderindex.org/country/thailand, 2012. [Online; accessed 28- September-2012].

I am sure I need a lot more citations to make a good article and I would be appreciate if any of you could provide me some suggestion(s). Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Econkc (talk • contribs) 14:42, October 15, 2012‎
 * Hi Econkc. I left a reply to your post at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Feminism. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobo + c 03:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Revision to Nancy Folbre page
Prof Folbre is an important feminist economist, but her page is very thin. She has a huge body of work on gender studies - in particular, the economic impact of care work. I hope that by expanding her page, a greater insight to the subject might be gained by highlighting a great mind in the field. marsge01 (talk) 11:28, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I think any improvements that could be made to the Nancy Folbre article would be much appreciated. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobo + c 23:46, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * There are two primary aspects that I'd like to enhance. First, I'd like to summarize her major written works - books and journal articles.  She's a regular contributor to the New York Times Economix section, and I might include a few highlights.  Second, I'd like to link the Nancy Folbre page to other related pages, so that someone researching feminist economics would easily find her a resource.  If you have any other suggestions, I'd be very glad to hear them.  Thanks, Garret.Marsge01 (talk) 21:32, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Family Economics Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Labor/Gender II: Economics of Gender (Gunseli Berik)

 * I am planning to revise the article family economics. I thought it is a suitable topic for being under the wiki project Gender Studies, since gender is a significant factor in determining economic relations within the family. Also the economic relationships within the family is an important factor by shaping the role of gender in a society. So I suggest to bring this article under this wiki project. Family economics is a subject that has been developed in last few decades and there are many resources that could be used to develop the article. Currently the article is pretty much like an outline of a more developed encyclopedia article. I think the subjects that are stated in the article can be a starting point from which further development. I am planning to put the marriage, or formation of family, division of labor within the family and history of family as three possible sections that could be added to the article. I would really appreciate any general ideas on the contribution i am planning to make. One subject where I am not certain is the children. I think I may add another section on the role of children in the family, or I can cover the role of children within the family family in other sections. Also I think I might add how economics of family is related to macroeconomic policies, like welfare programs, or social movements like feminism, or socialism. However I think I might overextend the article by doing then. If you have any advice on these particular subjects where i have confusion, I would like to hear that.
 * I am planning to revise the article family economics. I thought it is a suitable topic for being under the wiki project Gender Studies, since gender is a significant factor in determining economic relations within the family. Also the economic relationships within the family is an important factor by shaping the role of gender in a society. So I suggest to bring this article under this wiki project. Family economics is a subject that has been developed in last few decades and there are many resources that could be used to develop the article. Currently the article is pretty much like an outline of a more developed encyclopedia article. I think the subjects that are stated in the article can be a starting point from which further development. I am planning to put the marriage, or formation of family, division of labor within the family and history of family as three possible sections that could be added to the article. I would really appreciate any general ideas on the contribution i am planning to make. One subject where I am not certain is the children. I think I may add another section on the role of children in the family, or I can cover the role of children within the family family in other sections. Also I think I might add how economics of family is related to macroeconomic policies, like welfare programs, or social movements like feminism, or socialism. However I think I might overextend the article by doing then. If you have any advice on these particular subjects where i have confusion, I would like to hear that.

Kerem Cantekin (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:56, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Portal:Society at peer review
Portal:Society is now up for portal peer review, the review page is at Portal peer review/Society/archive1. I've put a bit of effort into this as part of a featured portal drive related to portals linked from the top-right corner of the Main Page, and feedback would be appreciated prior to featured portal candidacy. Thank you for your time, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 02:41, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Also include Sociology of Gender
I'm happy to research Sociology of gender to find verifiable sources and wikify, etc. Will do shortly. If anyone has concerns or suggestions regarding this article in the context of this WikiProject and other related articles, please let me know. HiTrish (talk) 18:26, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Freedom of speech = New WikiProject
Hi there, I'm notifying this WikiProject due to its relevance to Freedom of speech. I've recently gone ahead and created WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech. If you're interested, here are some easy things you can do: Thank you for your interest in Freedom of speech, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:33, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech
 * 1) List yourself as a participant in the WikiProject, by adding your username here: WikiProject_Freedom_of_speech.
 * 2) Add userbox User Freedom of speech to your userpage, which lists you as a member of the WikiProject.
 * 3) Tag relevant talk pages of articles and other relevant pages using WikiProject Freedom of speech.
 * 4) Join in discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Freedom of speech.
 * 5) Notify others you think might be interested in Freedom of speech to join the WikiProject.

Deletion sorting question
I've listed Articles for deletion/Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance at WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sexuality and gender and WikiProject Pornography/Deletion, but I'm not too sure if there are other topical related deletion sorting type places to list this sort of deletion discussion? If so, feel free to do so, or let me know so I can be aware of that in the future going forwards. Thanks and have a great day! Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:53, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Portal:Society for featured portal consideration
I've nominated Portal:Society for featured portal candidacy, discussion is at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society. Thank you for your time, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:28, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * '''Portal:Society

Family Economics Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Labor/Gender II: Economics of Gender (Gunseli Berik)
I have completed my revision of family economics article. If you give me any feedback I will be appreciated. 155.97.18.137 (talk) 17:59, 4 December 2012 (UTC) Kerem Cantekin (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:27, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Assume
Would i be corect in assuming men exceed women in all sports, even intellectual sports such as chess? <font color="grey" face="Tahoma">Pass a Method <font color="grey" face="papyrus">talk  06:11, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * No. Kevin Gorman (talk) 23:01, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

IEG proposal aimed at improving coverage of topics that lay at the intersection of women and philosophy
Hi all - I recently posted a draft of an individual engagement grant proposal aimed at improving the English Wikipedia's coverage of topics that lay at the intersection of women and philosophy through targeted academic outreach, which would include outreach to gender studies academics. If it's approved, I would be conducting the project along with Alex Madva and Katie Gasdaglis. I think the project has significant potential to go a long way towards addressing Wikipedia's under-representation of our targeted topic areas, and would create a scalable model of educational outreach to underrepresented disciplines that can be used in other fields. (It'd also have some direct effect on our demographic imbalances.)

A lot more details about our proposal are available on the meta page. If you would like to endorse the idea, comment, express concerns, &c, please do so on the page on meta. The public comment period for IEG proposals ends on February 22nd, three days from now. Thanks, Kevin Gorman (talk) 22:58, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Sex segregation article
Greetings all, As a part of Rice University's Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities minor, my Poverty and Gender class annually contributes to Wikipedia articles concerning gender bias and disparities. My partner and I have chosen to contribute to and overhaul the article titled "Sex segregation" as it is in dire need of more citations and a global perspective, among other things. The article is already under the scope of WP Gender Studies. Our plan includes the following: The name will be changed to Gender segregation (even though gender segregation is linked), as we believe that gender is more inclusive towards segregation not only between the biological sexes but between the socially constructed genders as well. We plan on reorganizing the article by starting off from a very broad, theoretical perspective, discussing scholarly definitions and causes of gender segregation, subsequently addressing different spheres of gender segregation in public and private realms. The current article does an adequate job of discussing some arenas in which gender segregation takes place, so we will definitely include the well-cited information the article currently contains. We plan to include contemporary examples, which not only facilitates a global perspective, but also provides an opportunity for multiple editors to continually update the article, maintaining high-quality work. Lastly, we want to discuss consequences (positive and negative) of gender segregations for all genders as well as critiques of gender segregation. There are many prominent theorists including Blackburn, Nussbaum, and Sen whose works we will be utilizing to analyze gender segregation underneath the realm of the Capabilities Approach that is prevalent in our Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities minor. We would love feedback from other editors and contributors of this project, especially concerning some of the potential problems we foresee including but not limited to: maintaining a neutral and encyclopedic tone since some research considers gender segregation to have positive outcomes while socially it is overwhelmingly negative, representing both genders, and distinguishing between sex and gender segregation. Any other technical or miscellaneous feedback is also more than welcome. Thanks so much!

Achresto (talk) 17:44, 5 March 2013 (UTC)achresto

Importance of women in agriculture
I would like to write an article about women's role in India's massive agricultural sector. I am looking for feedback on how to write an article that aligns with the goals of the Wikiproject: Gender Studies page and educate people on the conditions of a large female population in India. My preliminary research on Wikipedia revealed minimal discussion on this topic despite two substantive articles "Agriculture in India" and "Women in India." In the discussion of agriculture in India, it is necessary to recognize the importance of women farmers and agricultural laborers. According to 2011 statistics, women comprise about 33% of cultivators and about 47% percent of agricultural laborers <E. Krishna Rao></E. Krishna Rao>. Although men still make up most of the labor force, the share of women in the sector is growing rapidly as the appeal of a commodity economy encourages migration of men to urban areas to work as rickshaw drivers, or take jobs in manufacturing, textiles and the like. When men leave, the responsibilities of family care, sustenance and often times, income generation, fall on women. About 70% of Indian women depend on agricultural work for their livelihood, according to 2010 statistics. Among more rural populations it is as high as 84% <C. Tara Satyavathi, Ch. Bharadwaj and P.S. Brahmanand></C. Tara Satyavathi, Ch. Bharadwaj and P.S. Brahmanand>. The disproportionately high number of women who depend on agricultural activity reveals a large and very vulnerable population, creating a social problem in India that must be discussed. I believe that the article "Agriculture in India" could be edited to include more information on women in the country's agricultural sector. However, considering the body of information I think it better to create a separate article. The new article will include a historical perspective, the feminization of agriculture, forms of access to land and the wage gap between male and female agricultural workers in India. I am currently drawing on the work of Amartya Sen and Ester Boserup. I would like to incorporate more gender theories, specifically concerning the cultural notions of whether agricultural work is a perceived as a gendered practice in India. Is it due to cultural norms or necessity that women are being concentrated in the agricultural sector? I will study the extraneous factors such as the limitations of agricultural growth, global climate change, increased trade and export, and the impacts of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement on women, in comparison to other case studies of countries impacted by trade liberalization. The article will conclude with examples and methodologies for female empowerment in India's agricultural sector. I plan on including women's cooperatives and educational programs, the All India Federation of Women Working in Agriculture (AIFWWA) and the Youth for Action and Socio Economic Development Trust. I would greatly appreciate recommendations for how I may expand my perspectives and any other gender studies work I should access? What are some other factors, authors or studies I should explore? Thank you Alev.bilginsoy (talk) 02:51, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Revising the Purdah Article
I would like to revise the Wikipedia page on Purdah. Currently, the page desperately needs improvement: the article is flagged for needing “additional citations for verification”. It is very short, lacking in in detail, credible sources, and citations. Right now the definition of purdah relies on an Eurocentric Greco-Roman historian’s description. The tone of the article lacks credibility. Its assertions are overly simplistic and makes claims with bare-boned citation. The article does not address the historical, religious, or cultural origins, or the influence of class, nationality, economic shifts, Islamization of the state, or women’s personal choices-- all sub-topics I plan to add to the article. Currently the article is poorly organized. In addition, the article uses a biased, Western-centric point of view. In all, this page is currently biased, unsystematic, unorganized, and lacks in research.

Purdah is a very important topic that warrants a well-written article. The purdah has wide-ranging ramifications for millions of women around the world. Purdah takes forms in women’s dress, behavior and institutional rights in terms of access to resources and mobility. Given the multitude of perspectives (sociological, human rights, economic, political, historical, religious, gender rights, etc) a neutral and comprehensive exploration of this topic is very much needed to present an unbiased picture for this tradition. I hope to improve upon it by increasing the thoroughness in research, comprehensiveness in content and analysis, clear organization, neutral tone of voice, number of citations from credible sources (academic articles from journals on Asian history, women's studies, sociology, anthropology, etc), inclusion of appropriate pictures, and the degree to which it is imbedded within the Wikipedia universe by linking to other relevant pages.

I'd love to hear any suggestions and comments you might have!

Jennyxwen (talk) 19:42, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Revising Gender and Suicide
Hello All.

Like the previous few posters, I am a part of a class at Rice that is improving Wikipedia articles generally focused on human capabilities. I plan to spend the next few weeks updating the Gender and suicide page as it is currently fairly underdeveloped. The formatting is rather sloppy, there's no headings, and the article focuses solely on sex even though 'gender' is in the title. Although there is a large paragraph discussing China, the article is overall fairly Western-centric. I am planning on overhauling most of the page by reorganizing the current information into sections. I will also be adding new material that focuses on the social causes of the gender/suicide gap. Time permitting, I also hope to include information about developing nations and suicide statistics as they relate to the LGBT community. I am of course open to any tips, comments, and concerns. Looking forward to working with this WikiProject!

CoeA (talk) 02:31, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Postcolonial Feminism
My classmate and I are working on vastly improving the page on Postcolonial Feminism for one of our courses this semester. We would like to improve the clarity and organization of the page, but many of the articles that extrapolate on specific variants of feminism do not have a particular form or structure. Does anyone have advice on how to approach this project?

Also, it is possible that we will have the capability to update the two paragraphs on postcolonial feminism and third-world feminism within the variants subsection of the feminist theory page.

Thanks so much! Jessi.litman (talk) 03:33, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello! I would like to expand a little bit on what we will be doing to the Postcolonial feminism page. We want to rewrite and expand this article, which is currently ranked start class. This will involve adding more information to the current sections “History” and “Relationship to Western feminisms” and substantially revising the introductory part of the page. We will also be creating new sections “Theories and Ideologies” and “Critiques of Postcolonial feminism.” Any ideas that anyone has for resources or how to tackle revising this page would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Michellesynhorst (talk) 03:50, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Gender Inequality in Sudan
I am also working on a project for my class at the University of Utah where I am creating a new page on Gender Inequality in Sudan/Women in Sudan. I will be focusing on the economic development and gender disparity issues. As part of the WikiProkect Gender Studies, this would include cross-sectional information from economics to human rights policies. If you have any advice or information for me to help make this page more comprehensive I would greatly appreciate it! Jumpinjad (talk) 03:42, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Revision of Reservation Poverty
I am proposing to add a new section to the current article entitled, reservation poverty. This new addition will focus on the effects of poverty specifically on the human capabilities of women as it pertains to their sexual health and family planning. The expansion will include information on domestic violence and rape against women as well as trends in teenage pregnancy and suicide. I will also include a section on the presence of development organizations focused on women's groups and family structures. Currently, the page provides a broad overview of the rates of poverty on the reservations and some explanation for its causes and examples of development efforts. Due to the gendered effects of poverty, an addition of a section focused on women and family's will provide a better understanding of the effects of poverty on reservation populations. I plan on using a number of sources for the expansion of this section. I will be using scholarly sources, statistics provided by federal organizations as well as information from local newspapers and magazines that have a closer relationship with Native American communities. If you have any valuable feedback or comments I would love to have constructive criticism as I add to this page.

Thank You! Risadieken (talk) 04:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Expansion of Female health issues
The current discussion of female health issues lacks sufficient detail and could use further explanation. Under the Healthcare in India page there is only a small subsection devoted to the discussion on the unique aspects of female health in India. A change in the current title from "Female health issues" to "Women's health in India" would also help to broaden the discussion on the unique aspects that should be covered under the subtopic. As part of a classroom assignment, I propose additional discussion on nutritional, cardiovascular, and reproductive health. Furthermore, the expanded discussion would include statistics on current disparities and give reason--cultural, biological, and economical--for differences in healthcare outcomes between men and women. My proposed expansion will include relevant discussion of women's role in contemporary society and the how differences in gender impact overall healthcare outcomes. Are there any other forms of healthcare outcomes that should be included in the expanded discussion? Should subtopics of reproductive health (sexual health, abortions, maternal health and breast health) be given individual sub-sections or grouped together under the umbrella term of sexual health? What other relevant gender-based, health related issues should be covered under this topic. Any feedback is much appreciated.Jasdeepsgill (talk) 06:43, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Revising Domestic Worker Page
I would like to make some revisions to the page Domestic Worker. I would like to contribute to this article by adding and developing information to the page that includes a specific focus on how Domestic Work relates to and affects the lives of women. I believe that there are a few sections of the current page that would be perfect for expansion such as the Current Situation Around the World section and the Domestic Work and International Migration section. I believe that the former could be expanded to include more regions of the world as well as information about legislation that has affected the situation of domestic workers in those regions. I would like to expand the latter to include information about trends in migrant domestic workers and how those trends affect the sending and receiving countries of domestic work. . I have found a few articles that address specific migration trends such as Rhacel Salazar’s article on Filipina migrant domestic workers and Shirlena Wong’s article on migrant domestic workers in Singapore. I would greatly appreciate any advice and help about what kind of information needs to be included in my revisions and what kind of direction I can go in with my expansions. Thank for your help!!Victoria.delgado (talk) 09:47, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Revising Hegemonic Masculinity
I am a part of a class at Rice that is improving Wikipedia articles generally focused on human capabilities and issues related to gender and development. I plan to spend the next few weeks updating the hegemonic masculinity page. It is officially listed as a feminism-related stub so it is not at all comprehensive. There are some organizational issues as well seeing as the lead section is longer than the entire rest of the article. It can be greatly expanded upon because it leaves out several subcategories of masculinities including but not limited to race, class, nationality, and sexual orientation. It also leaves out the concept of intersectionality that has been showing up a lot in the recent literature surrounding the topic. By cleaning up the existing content and expanding the article's point of view I intend to improve the article's overall quality. Let me know if you have any suggestions, tips, or concerns. Looking forward to working together! NehemiahAnkoor (talk) 12:37, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Proposal for New Wiki Article Titled "The Prosecution of Gender-Targeted Crimes"
Hello, after editing the "War Rape" section of the "Rwandan Genocide" article and renaming it as "Gender-Targeted Crimes," I have decided to expand beyond the Rwandan situation of gender-targeted crimes and look at the justice system of such crimes in the international and domestic (as in U.S.) perspectives. The class that I am doing the Wikipedia projects for has re-emphasized the importance and graveness of gender-targeted crimes and the lack of necessary action in carrying out the prosecution for these crimes.

To provide evidence of the graveness of the gender-targeted crimes, I have included some statements and the sources below:
 * Between 200,000 and 500,000 women are estimated to have been raped during the Rwandan Genocide. (Elbe, Stefan. 2002. "HIV/AIDs and the Changing Landscape of War in Africa." International Security, 27(2): 159-177), and it took the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which was created to manage trials of the crimes committed, 3 years to proceed its first rape indictment (Haddad, Heidi. 2011. “Mobilizing the Will to Prosecute: Crimes of Rape at the Yugoslav and Rwandan Tribunals.” Human Rights Review. 12(1): 109-132.)
 * In the U.S. 700,000 rapes are estimated to occur every year, but the actual number of cases may be up to fifty times the reported cases (Seager 2008).
 * Marital rape is not recognized as a crime in most countries (Seager, Joni. 2008. The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World. 4th ed. New York: Penguin Books. ).
 * Although the Violence Against Women Act, which was passed in 1994, began providing services for women facing violence, but there are limits on gender-targeted crimes reaching the Supreme Court and many of the violence cases are left for the state governments to oversee (Resnick, Judith. 2001. "Categorical Federalism: Jurisdiction, Gender, and the Globe." 	The Yale Law Journal. 111(3): 619-680. ).

The evidence above suggests that there is a great lack of prosecuting the crimes. Not even in the U.S. is there a efficient, working system. To solve this problem, the obvious thing to do is to find justice for the violence- to improve and reform the prosecution of the crimes. It's an issue that all nations need to focus attention to.

For the new article, which will be titled, "The Prosecution of Gender-Targeted Crimes," I plan to have information on the types of gender-targeted crimes (such as rape and domestic violence), the International Aspect (tribunals, the International Criminal Court), Domestic Aspect (United States), and Suggested Solution section. This is just a basic plan for now as I plan to develop a detailed outline when I do more research and get advice.

I have found scholarly articles that provide background information on the prosecution of the gender-targeted crimes. From a brief overview of the articles, it seems that much more needs to be done in regards to improving the prosecution system. I plan to read the articles in detail to gather more information.

I worry that the article may sound like an essay and less of an encyclopedia entry. Does anybody have some advice on avoiding that problem? Additionally, I would love to have feedback on my proposal for the new article. Any advice that would help improve the plan for my new entry would be much appreciated! Thank you. MinjKim (talk) 21:35, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Revising the Femicide Article
I am a student at Rice University working with a partner who is looking to revise the current Wikipedia article on Femicide. The current Wikipedia article on Femicide is only a few paragraphs longs and utilizes very few resources in its discussion of the topic. Our goal is to greatly expand and reorganize the article, as well as use many more resources to offer a more NPOV. Although the existing article introduces the concept of femicide, it does not discuss in detail the many different kinds of femicide nor does it give differing examples of how, why and where femicide occurs world-wide. It also does not discuss much of the controversy the term offers, and arguments against the concept of femicide. A nuanced and neutral perspective is absolutely imperative on this subject in order to represent the many different facets of this issue, which this article does not currently offer.We strongly believe that femicide is a very real concept, and that it applies directly with Gender Studies. We hope this article will clear up misconceptions of femicide versus regular homicide or even masculinicide. Our goal is to not just define and categorize femicide and its different manifestations, but also give an overview of how it occurs world-wide. We both realize that the scope of this article is quite large, and we wish to join it to this Project page not only because the topic is extremely applicable to Gender Studies, but also for the resources this project offers. We currently have found many resources on femicide from the author Diane Radford, but we wish to expand the source material we use. If anyone has suggestions on opposing viewpoint sources it would be incredible helpful. Listed below is our proposed outline for the revised article, any feedback would be much appreciated!

1 Definition

1.1 Specific definition

1.2 Distinction from other forms of homicide

1.3 Perpetrators of femicide

1.4 Historical development of the term

1.5 Controversy over term

2 Types of femicide

2.1 Intimate partner femicide

2.2 Racist femicide

2.3 Lesbicide

2.3.1 Corrective rape

2.4 Serial femicide

2.5 Mass femicide

2.6 Sex-selective abortion

2.7 Other

3. Femicide around the world

3.1 United States

3.1.1 Notable Cases

3.2 Latin America

3.2.1 Juarez

3.3 South Asia

3.3.1 Sex-selective abortion

3.4 Africa

4. Solutions

4.1 Legal Solutions

4.2 Policy

Robinkvest (talk) 22:02, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

New page on climate change and gender
Wow, there are a lot of Rice University revision proposals on this page! Hope we aren't overwhelming everyone else. I plan to create a new article called Climate Change and Gender for my class at Rice University, SWGS 322. There is no current Wikipedia article on this topic, nor is there a section covering it on the Climate change or Gender pages. In the past, there existed a page called The Effects of Climate Change on Impoverished Women and Children, but it was deleted for original research. I do not think I will have this problem because a) I have found many reputable sources for this topic and b) I have a few years of experience editing Wikipedia articles so I (hope that I) do not draw my own conclusions from other people's research when writing content for Wikipedia. My new article would include a brief definition of climate change, an explanation of the way it affects genders differently (even among low-income and impoverished populations) and why that is the case (social norms like division of labor, biological factors, environment/geography, etc.). It would summarize the research on the subject and talk about the two main types of policy addressing climate change (mitigative and adaptive) while focusing on case studies (in Bangladesh and India). Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about my proposed article. You can respond here or on my talk page. Thanks! Weatherby551 (talk) 21:48, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Additions to FGM page
Hi everyone, I'm Shannon McNamara, and like a lot of the people posting on here, I am also a student at Rice University and I plan on adding to the existing FGM page. I am going to be adding contributions about the different places that FGM occurs. It is a common misconception that FGM only happens in Africa, but I am going to add sections about places in the Middle East, Asia, even the United States, etc, where FGM happens. I also am going to expand on the different varieties and statistics of FGM that happen in each different country. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for me on how I could expand my topic, or perhaps include another factor of FGM, please reach out to me and let me know! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shannon7mcnamara (talk • contribs) 23:31, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Proposed article on female education in south Sudan
I am currently a student at Rice University in the program for Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities. I am seeking to create a new article discussing female education in south Sudan. The only information available at the present on Wikipedia are small snippets from several different pages related to Sudan, but there is no focus on the gender disparity in education. This issue has gained a good deal of international attention from the United Nations and NGOs in recent years, and it would be beneficial to have a page dedicated to this topic, so that interested parties could access all relevant information in a single place. If there is anyone who is interested in this issue and would like to provide feedback, please contact me through my talk page.

ChloeCBlaskiewicz (talk) 13:17, 7 March 2013 (UTC)ChloeCBlaskiewicz

Can someone please offer an opinion?
About the Bill of Rights. Thanks. USchick (talk) 23:01, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Discussion at Male privilege
There is some renewed discussion at male privilege, which includes what appear to me to be assertions of WP:POVPUSH. Since this is the WikiProject whose purview that article is apparently under, i thought y'all might like to know. -- [ UseTheCommandLine  ~/ talk  ] # _  08:51, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2013_April_14#Category:Women_and_death
You are invited to join the discussion at Categories_for_discussion/Log/2013_April_14. Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 03:48, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Edited Page
Check out the updated postcolonial feminism page! We worked all semester on it. Any additional edits are welcome. Jessi.litman (talk) 19:43, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Gender bias task force
There's a proposal here to set up a gender bias task force. Input would be very welcome. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:34, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Masculism task force
I noticed that WikiProject_Gender_Studies/Feminism_Task_Force eventually grew large enough to splinter off into its own WikiProject or something like that. Recently I was trying to make a project to compliment Portal:Men's rights much like this WP compliments Portal:Gender studies or how WP:Feminism compliments Portal:Feminism. At WikiProject Council/Proposals/WikiProject Men's rights someone suggested that this project be called "Masculism" instead. I am wondering people's opinions on this.

I am wondering if it might be more appropriate to operate this as a GS task force for guidance first? Based on the history it was created in 2008 then moved in 2010 so it could serve as some kind of incubation period for a year or two prior to a force>project expansion? Ranze (talk) 22:08, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Prostitutes in South Korea for the U.S. military
What do you think about Articles for deletion/Prostitutes in South Korea for the U.S. military? It seems every thing should be hidden.--Syngmung (talk) 13:50, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Women poets, women judges, female lawyers and female pornographic film actors
During the recent hullabaloo around Category:American women novelists the claim was made that "wikipedia has more articles on female pornographic film actors than on women poets, this is very discoraging to young women." To begin with, the claim seems to have been false, even back in October 2012. What is true is that until about a week ago Category:American female pronographic film actors was a bigger category than Category:American women poets. The later is now slightly larger. However if people want to find another cause celebre they could latch onto Category:American women journalists, although that is very under-developed, partly because I was directly attacked for trying to expand it, even though I was clearly abiding by non-diffusing rules. Category:American female lawyers also might be a point of contention, but that is not very fully developed. What is fully used or very close to being fully used is Category:American women judges and it is still smaller than the American female pornographic film actors cat. Here we do have an arguable problem with lack of articles. As far as I can tell, all federal judges at least to the level of district judge have articles, and virtually all the women have been put in the women category. On the other hand, we lack articles on the vast majority of state supreme court justices, although we generally have articles on current holders of these postions, so a good percentage of the women are represented. There still are some women who could have articles created, and that might be the best way to address this problem. There are also a bunch more women who are state appeals court judges, and I am pretty sure those also qualify generally as notable by postion. I am a lot less sure what can be done to create more articles on more local judges, which is where msot judges are.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:59, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * With the women poets I wonder if we really should have these categories if people are not going to generally put women in them. Does anyone have a thought on that.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:59, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
 * User:Johnpacklambert: but Category:Waitresses has just been proposed for deletion? XOttawahitech (talk) 13:59, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Gender inequality in the United States for a DYK
I've stubbed this; it is only a few words short of a DYK. Could use much more expansion. Anyone interested in helping? It's a pretty major topic, and deserves much better coverage than the current stub. --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:58, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, not only the US article, but all other countries also need some major work. XOttawahitech (talk) 13:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Rape during the liberation of France

 * Section determined to violate WP:CANVAS and user responsible currently blocked. Eh doesn&#39;t afraid of anyone (talk) 05:07, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

There is a page Rape during the liberation of France, which mentions rapes during the war. But some people want to hide historical shame articles. Need some opinions. See Talk:Rape during the liberation of France.--Syngmung (talk) 05:30, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:CANVAS. Also, what does this have to do with gender studies? Inserting links to articles about prostitution in order to promote your own POV that this is the same as rape is NOT the same as feminism. For everyone else: please ignore this person. Xe has been inserting OR (particularly of the SYNTH variety) into numerous articles on rape and other almost entirely unrelated articles (read: adding a paragraph about rape to Invasion of Normandy), and inserting links to completely unrelated articles about prostitution in South Korea. These edits are at the very best highly offensive and inappropriate. Cheers! Eh doesn&#39;t afraid of anyone (talk) 13:30, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * What is the OR? Sourced contents. Eh doesn't afraid of anyone, the SPA comments are filled with OR without reliable sources.--Syngmung (talk) 14:00, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Article alerts
This WikiProject has an Article alerts page which should be added to the main project page so people are aware of it and can use it. Can someone please add it? Thanks in advance, XOttawahitech (talk) 13:42, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Reliable source usage
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Asian Americans. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 02:06, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

New article on gender studies lecturer Nicholas Chare
I've created a new article on gender studies lecturer, Nicholas Chare.
 * Nicholas Chare

Further help with expansion would be most appreciated.

Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:00, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Category:Women sociologists
Category:Women sociologists has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Meclee (talk) 23:44, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Merge discussion for Pangender
An article in this WikiProject, Pangender, has been proposed for a merge with the article Genderqueer. If you are interested in the merge discussion, please participate by going, and adding your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. April Arcus (talk) 07:32, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Page Name
Why is it named the wikiproject gender studies, when that's rather clunky and gender studies is obviously feminism heavy? shouldn't the page be named something more un-biased, for lack of a better term? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bumblebritches57 (talk • contribs) 18:05, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

RfC on pronouns throughout life
Hello everyone - you are all invited to participate in an RfC on whether or not to use the current preferred pronouns of a transgender person throughout that person's life. As editors interested in and knowledgeable about gender, I would appreciate your feedback. Thank you. CaseyPenk (talk) 21:38, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Aviatrix and other archaic terms

 * Cross post from WikiProject Feminism:

I've been going through a lot of historical biographies lately and am surprised to see how often archaic gendered terms such as poetess, sculptress, and aviatrix crop up in Wikipedia articles. I know some of these come from the older sources such as the 1911 Britannica, but in other cases these are the result of decisions being made by editors. There's currently a discussion on Talk:Amy Johnson over whether she should be referred to as an aviatrix, for instance. I'm wondering how this has been dealt with previously and if there are specific policies surrounding such uses. I've found the essays Gender-neutral language and Use modern language and note that WP:MOS says "use gender-neutral language where this can be done with clarity and precision". It seems as if despite these fairly clear precepts, the use of these terms persists. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobō + c 23:22, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * If anyone is interested in this topic, I've started a table documenting use of the marked feminine form in Wikipedia at User:Gobonobo/feminine forms. Feedback and suggestions of terms to include are most welcome. <font face="DejaVu Sans" color="333300">Gobōnobō + c 20:06, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Discussion of terminology ("survivor", "victim", etc) at Rape culture
There is a discussion about the use of terminology at Rape culture that has, I think, larger implications for how rape is discussed on-wiki. The dispute revolves around these edits. Additional input would be welcome. Posting here because the article is noted on its talk page as being of interest to this WIkiProject. -- [ UseTheCommandLine  ~/ talk  ]# ▄ 10:06, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Category:Video games featuring female protagonists
Category:Video games featuring female protagonists, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Liz <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style="color:#006400;">Read!</b> <b style="color:#006400;">Talk!</b> 11:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedia categories named after women proposed for deletion + Category:Alice Munro
Category talk:Wikipedia categories named after women , which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. XOttawahitech (talk) 14:21, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
 * And also Category:Alice Munro the Nobel prize winner. XOttawahitech (talk) 01:18, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

More women's categories up for deletion
Please see: WikiProject_Gender_Studies. XOttawahitech (talk) 01:02, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Some limited discussion on this topic is here:Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Feminism. XOttawahitech (talk) 16:46, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

War rape
I was wondering if anyone would like to work on this article? In about a month, when the semester ends, I can work on this (and I have plenty of resources) but would like some help in sorting it out for WP.Lihaas (talk) 19:53, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Adrianne Wadewitz deletion discussion notice
There is an ongoing deletion discussion taking place now about whether or not to have a biographical article about Adrianne Wadewitz on Wikipedia.
 * 1) Adrianne Wadewitz
 * 2) Articles for deletion/Adrianne Wadewitz

The discussion is at Articles for deletion/Adrianne Wadewitz.

For those newer to Wikipedia, you may wish to read Articles for deletion and Notability.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 15:15, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

article request
I don't know if this is the place to ask or if it's in the scope of this project but could someone help in expanding a couple of articles? The articles gynophobia and androphobia are basically stubs and there's probably a lot of information about these conditions. Thanks! --Turn685 (talk) 13:25, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

New contributor looking for advice on creating a new article
Hello all, I am required to contribute to Wiki for my class Gender and Economics in the Third World and have been designated to work on El Salvador. I am working on an article to be called Reproductive rights in El Salvador. I am looking at covering topics including things like history, abortion, sexual violence/crime, legal and/or religious issues, education, activism, prenatal care and other issues surrounding pregnancy. Other than the Wiki article creation links and basic available information; Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to structure an article? What about content? Is there something within this topic I should focus on more than another? For example, if you were reading an article, called Reproductive rights in El Salvador, what would you like and/or expect to see? What advice can you offer to a first time contributor? Thank you all for your time. TINGLED1 (talk) 23:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Based on what I have seen, I was thinking of something like this: Contents 1 History – A short overview of El Salvador and significant events that changed reproductive laws, rights, and policies 2 Human rights – El Salvador’s stance on world policies and a look at their own laws – like their stance on the Programme of Action of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, etc. 3 Women's rights – El Salvador’s stance on world policies for women and a look at their own laws – like prenatal care, family planning education, birth control access 4 Men's rights – El Salvador’s stance on world policies for men and a look at their own laws – things like family planning education, access to condoms and spermicides, sperm donation 5 Youth rights and access – Education – Sexual education policies – What information, if any, do children receive and at what age? Contraceptive policies and availability 6 Gender equality and violence against women – What forms of gender-based violence are happening? – Rape 7 STD’s/STI’s/HIV/AIDS – Practices, polices, education, prevention 8 Issues 8.1 Family rights, laws, and polices 8.2 Abortion rights, laws, and policies 8.3 Religious beliefs and issues 9 See also The Center for Reproductive Rights, Human sexuality, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, Roe v. Wade,     Reproductive rights 10 References - I don't want to spam up this page by listing them all here but I do have a lot of them. 11 External links - Again, I have plenty but don't want to spam this up by listing them all here.

TINGLED1 (talk) 06:09, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * See existing pages like Gender inequality in El Salvador and Abortion in El Salvador - it may be better to enhance those articles rather than creating a new one - or at least build on them, link to them, as well as other existing articles in Category:Reproductive_rights. You can work on the article in your userspace, and then ask people here to take a look before moving it over to article space. The TOC you have above seems reasonable, but again if you're creating an article on reproductive rights you must keep the sources and the focus on specifically that - and not drift into wider issues of women's rights or children's rights.--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 20:02, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

New article looking for suggestions
I am working on a new article on missing women in China, and this is part of my course assignment. It is China's own context that make me write a new article on missing women problem. I plan to start my article from the following points: In my first section, except the general description of the missing women concept and background in China, I also plan to post some data of the trends in China in the past decades. In cause section, I want to state this problem from three aspects, Chinese historical and traditional culture, one-child policy, and sex-selective abortion. For the consequences section, I want to introduce from these four points: wifeless men, rape, trafficking, and female labor force shortage. Under the last section, policies, I’d like to introduce the most recent policy change on controlling population in Beijing, which probably will influence the sex ratio of new born in China. I think following this way, my article would provide a specific point of view on missing women of China to readers. Yangtana Li (talk) 22:23, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Leading paragraph
 * 2) Causes
 * 3) Consequences
 * 4) Policies

Proposed New Article
I belong to a graduate gender and economic development class, and for my final project I am creating a new article for Wikipedia. The topic I would like to add is Commodification of the womb; the process by which the services of the female womb are offered for sale and sold on the market. Historically, when a couple desired a child, there was natural conception, and adoption. Through modernization of reproductive medicine, the options for how a child can be conceived have expanded. Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, and surrogacy, have all been possible solutions when faced with infertility. The commodified womb isn’t just for the infertile, but for those willing to pay for the convenience of having someone else who gestates their child.

The intention of adding womb commodification to Wikipedia is to discuss and bring awareness to the growing market commodification of any product, especially that of the human body. This entry seeks to provide information regarding the history of womb commodification, and to explore the ethical, social, and legal issues, as well as the market. It is important to also discuss the ethical points of womb commodification, while also balancing it against a woman’s right to offer her services to the market. If you have the choice to have someone cook your meals, raise your children, weed your garden, clean your home, all with the intention of allowing you time to focus on other tasks, why then should the option to have someone else grow your embryo not be a possibility for those who have the means to afford such a luxury.

The issue of womb commodification could be viewed as economic agents engaged in free market trade. Below is my proposed outline. I welcome any feedback. . Outline Commodification of the womb 1. Definition 2. History 3. Impacts 4. Market Miss Smithington (talk) 05:18, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

New article = Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence

 * Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence

I've created a new article on the book, Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence.

Help with researching additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at Talk:Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence.

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:16, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Adrianne Wadewitz for Peer review

 * 1) Adrianne Wadewitz
 * 2) Peer review/Adrianne Wadewitz/archive1

I've nominated the article Adrianne Wadewitz for Peer review.

Discussion is at the peer review subpage, at Peer review/Adrianne Wadewitz/archive1.

Thank you for your time,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:02, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Help a student editor?
I was wondering if anyone would like to help a college student with a school project. The user in question is User:BrendonPorter and his school project theme is "Gender Inequality of Education in Saudi Arabia". Can anyone help him out with the basics and sort of mentor him and/or the other students? (I've posted this in another project area as well, but he could use help from people from both projects.) Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   09:38, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Boys_are_stupid,_throw_rocks_at_them!_controversy
You are invited to join the discussion at Articles_for_deletion/Boys_are_stupid,_throw_rocks_at_them!_controversy. assistance welcome from those with access to newspaper archives to get a better sense of coverage over time. Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 11:11, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Radical Feminism"
Join the debate here --Drowninginlimbo (talk) 20:38, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

"Merging" (aka Deleting) categories
There is a discussion on merging Category:American women philosophers, Category:Asian American philosophers and Category:African-American philosophers into Category:American philosophers which would, in fact, lead to their deletion. If you would like to weigh in on the conversation (pro or con), go to Categories for discussion/Log/2014 April 17. Liz <sup style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style="color:#006400;">Read!</b> <b style="color:#006400;">Talk!</b> 21:03, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014
You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride 2014, a campaign to create and improve LGBT-related content at Wikipedia and its sister projects. The campaign will take place throughout the month of June, culminating with a multinational edit-a-thon on June 21. Meetups are being held in some cities, or you can participate remotely. All constructive edits are welcome in order to contribute to Wikipedia's mission of providing quality, accurate information. Articles related to LGBT culture may be of particular interest. You can also upload LGBT-related images by participating in Wikimedia Commons' LGBT-related photo challenge. You are encouraged to share the results of your work here. Happy editing! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:14, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Gender Studies At Wikimania 2014
Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost

For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 14:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Gender roles in Afghanistan needs rewrite
The page recently survived an AFD, which served to highlight the flaws in the current version of the article: it's made up of a single public domain text and reads like an essay. I'm bringing this to the attention of the Afghanistan, Sociology, Gender studies, and Feminism Wikiprojects in order that the article can be improved by having more editors work on it.-- <font color="1034A6">Brainy J ~ <font color="602F6B" size="3">✿  ~ (<font color="1034A6">talk ) 13:50, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Misandry/Violence against men/Misogyny/Violence against women
I recently made an edit to place as see-also category of  and made similar edits to ; these changes were disputed so I reverted and am bringing them here for discussion as a centralized place vs the category pages which have few watchers. My reasoning is that while Misandry (and Misogyny) are often important drivers for violence against men and women, they are not the only cause; for example violence against (gender) can be driven by ethnoreligious hatred, political violence, individual/interpersonal reasons, psychosis, revenge, tradition (such as the case with Female genital mutilation or sex-selective abortion), to humiliate an enemy, racism, to gain power (see for more details), etc - but we don't have religious hatred and racism as parents of these categories. An example I've given before is Srebrenica massacre, which was driven by ethnoreligious hatred of Bosniaks, and not necessarily hatred of men writ large. Thus, I made these edits: and  to turn them into a "see also" relationship, meaning that readers can still easily browse from one to another in one click but without the implication that Violence is a subset or is defined or controlled by such misandry or misogyny. I welcome your thoughts on this issue.--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 01:28, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Seems reasonable enough to me.-- <font color="1034A6">Brainy J ~ <font color="602F6B" size="3">✿  ~ (<font color="1034A6">talk ) 14:21, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Two discussions of note
Please see Categories_for_discussion/Log/2014_June_24 and Categories_for_discussion/Log/2014_June_24--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 17:30, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet for Wikiproject Gender Studies at Wikimania 2014
Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost The deadline for submissions is 1st July 2014 For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 12:45, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

Rename/change of scope of Countering systemic gender bias
There is a proposal to rename and change the scope of the Countering systemic gender bias project: see discussion here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias/Gender_bias_task_force --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 02:50, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Pageview stats
After a recent request, I added WikiProject Gender Studies to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by http://stats.grok.se/en/ but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at WikiProject Gender Studies/Popular pages.

The page will be updated monthly with new data. The edits aren't marked as bot edits, so they will show up in watchlists. You can view more results, request a new project be added to the list, or request a configuration change for this project using the Tool Labs tool. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! <font face="Broadway">Mr.Z-man 19:03, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

Proposal to delete categories involving literature by women.
There is a proposal to delete categories involving literature by women, including deleting Literature by African-American women, Literature by Asian-American women, Literature by Native American women, Literature by Hispanic and Latino American women. See discussion here: [link to discussion]. <span style="font-family:Futura, Helvetica, _sans;color:#01110f;font-size:66%;">__ E L A Q U E A T E  23:31, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
 * It's a pretty guy-heavy discussion, and a couple guys have said that they don't think women's writing is any different from men's and therefore they'd do away with all women's lit categories. Therefore, there's a lot of misunderstanding about the proposal itself.  Aristophanes  68   (talk)  01:26, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

Deletion discussion for Feminist stripper
Ongoing deletion discussion for article Feminist stripper, comments are welcome at Articles for deletion/Feminist stripper. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:41, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

WP:ANI on “disruption of Wikiproject”
Here is an ANI posting regarding problems at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countering systemic bias/Gender gap task force. Carolmooredc (Talkie-Talkie) 04:52, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Gender Studies/Peer review
Created WikiProject Gender Studies/Peer review. Please let me know what you think! Also please add your name to the list of Active Peer reviewers if you can. Thanks. Maranjosie (talk) 15:33, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

RfC - Should the article 2014 Isla Vista killings (Elliot Rodger's killing spree) be in the category "Violence against men"?
Sharing this here because this RfC is related to gender based violence. Please participate in an RFC  regarding whether or not the article 2014 Isla Vista killings should be in the category "Violence against men", which is described as a category:  "for articles on the topic of sexual or gender-based violence against men or boys". --BoboMeowCat (talk) 22:13, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Please review Hitachi Magic Wand
As part of a Quality improvement project, I've recently put the article Hitachi Magic Wand up for Peer Review.

Participation would be appreciated, at Peer review/Hitachi Magic Wand/archive1. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:20, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Today's Featured Article candidate
I've nominated an article related to Women's rights for Today's Featured Article candidacy, please see discussion at Today's featured article/requests/Irreplaceable. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 21:29, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Endometrial cancer for Today's Featured Article
I've set-up Endometrial cancer as a blurb for the Today's Featured Article requests process.

You can see it at Today's featured article/requests/Endometrial cancer.

However, as I myself have nominated a bunch of other articles lately, I won't actually transclude it at Today's featured article/requests.

If anyone else wishes to do so, they can follow the instructions at Today's featured article/requests, and then a discussion will start as to the article's consideration for the Main Page.

Thank you,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:50, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon
Gender Sex Activism Yesterday and Today 2014 is an edit-a-thon in celebration of Women's History Month, which takes place throughout October in Canada. If anyone from this wikiproject is inclined to do so, please join us tomorrow to work on and add to the list located here. Thanks! --Rl1573r (talk) 04:32, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Clarifying inclusion criteria for the category "Violence against women"
To make the violence against women category's inclusion criteria more clear, I previously suggested on the Violence against women category talk page the addition of the following info box, which is similar to the info box explaining the inclusion criteria for the category Violence against men. I decided to post here as well, because I have not gotten any feedback yet on that talk page, and I don't think it gets much traffic. I thought this wikiproject might have interest in the category. This is the proposed info box to clarify the category:

Before boldly editing the category main page, I wanted to see if there were any objections.--BoboMeowCat (talk) 00:59, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Help with two articles?
I'm going to post this on multiple applicable WikiProjects, so my apologies for the cut and paste. I don't really see the purpose in writing a new one for each WP. In any case, I need some help fleshing out the article for Gender Advertisements, the book by Goffman. Long story short, the article was created by a group of students who were sent here with apparently little to no instruction or education about Wikipedia and writing encyclopedia articles, so the page had the standard issues: original research, bad sourcing, tone- the works. I've done enough to show where the book would be notable, but the page does need to be fleshed out to focus on the book's influence on others and a basic outline. I'm not overly familiar with the work, so it'd be better for someone familiar with the work to edit the page. I think that the students probably saw the basic article for gender advertisement, which has similar issues (but better sourcing), and modeled their page after that and after the basic student paper type outline. Both articles could use some work from a savvy editor, if anyone's up for the challenge. I've cleaned out the worst in the book article and threw some sources in, so it has that going for it. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   01:00, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.

Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Question at the Village Pump
There is a question at the Village Pump that should be of interest to this group:

Risk in identifying as a woman editor on Wikipedia

--Lightbreather (talk) 02:16, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

A problematical point
From the list of aims of this project:
 * `To maintain a gender-neutral language (where approproate) in line with the neutral point of view policy.'

Wow! Sounds like trying to reconcile the irreconcilable. I use she, and her, etc. as default pronouns when I write, which, in historical context is gender-neutral (because it redresses long-standing imbalance). But this is not `mainstream', nor `neutral point of view' in the sense of uncontroversial. It is highly political.

I've long considered the neutral point of view policy to be ill-conceived, or at least highly problematical. In the present case here, I urge people use gender-neutral (ie., radical) language even though it may mean getting into arguments with npov-enforcers. -- Communpedia Tribal (talk) 06:06, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Creating Template:Gender studies
This is a much-needed navbox that doesn't exist. Please help me create it and fill it. Current relevant templates are for biological differences and  and the feminism sidebar, but there does not seem to be an overall Gender studies template, so in my mind we shouldn't try and duplicate too many topics contained within those. Some articles (in no order) that may be relevant include: Please help out by proposing some and we can create the template (and letting me know if one already exists). --Tom (LT) (talk) 03:24, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Gender, Gender identity, Gender studies, Gender & History, Gender neutrality
 * Gender & language: Gender-neutral language, Grammatical gender, Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns
 * Gender gap: Gender gap (Gender bias on Wikipedia), Equity and gender feminism
 * God and gender, Gender variance, Gender role, Genderism, Gender binary, LGBT
 * I've expanded the template, I may have got a bit carried away. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 10:54, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * There's a discrimination template as well by the way. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 10:58, 28 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for expanding this template. I think this is an important topic that also deserves to be covered on its own. --Tom (LT) (talk) 09:42, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia Primary School invitation
Hi everybody. On behalf of the teams behind the Wikipedia Primary School research project, I would like to announce that the article Gender stereotypes  (of interest to this wikiproject) was selected a while ago to be reviewed by an external expert. We'd now like to ask interested editors to join our efforts and improve the article before March 15, 2015 (any timezone) as they see fit; a revision will be then sent to the designated expert for review (please see the article's talk page for details). Any notes and remarks written by the external expert will be made available on the article's talk page under a CC-BY-SA license as soon as possible, so that you can read them, discuss them and then decide if and how to use them. Please sign up here to let us know you're collaborating. Thanks a lot for your support! Elitre (WPS) (talk) 17:03, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * There is no such article. Can you be more clear?  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  17:41, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi  Blue Rasberry  . There is a paragraph in the Gender role article with that name. Gender_stereotype is currently a redirect. Editors are free to choose if they'd like to review only the paragraph, or the entire article. I need to ask what the designated reviewer will actually look at (I linked to the specific paragraph, but I might be wrong). Thanks, --Elitre (WPS) (talk) 17:49, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Elsewhere you are linking to full articles and here you are linking to a section. Please clarify.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  17:55, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, I will once I have an answer from the person who contacted the reviewer. Thanks for your note. Elitre (WPS) (talk) 17:59, 1 March 2015 (UTC) (PS: to expand on this a bit, there may be cases where an article looks actually in good shape, and only specific sections of it need some improvement.)

Mass Editing of Gender Studies related articles
I heard about this event, and while I appreciate the hopefully positive changes they can and will make to WP articles, I figured people should know: https://www.facebook.com/events/1547004012226076 Accents 19:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I am running an instance of that event in Texas in the United States, and I am here on this board, and I am watching the event generally. It is a rush of content to get all at once but last year there were no serious Wikipedia-community problems with it that I saw. See Meetup/ArtAndFeminism for details.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  20:23, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Awesome, great to hear ! I think it's great to increase content on Wikipedia as long as it meets guidelines. Can't wait to read new articles thanks to these events! Accents 20:27, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

RfC: The MoS and the generic he
A conversation about the Wikipedia Manual of Style's stance on the generic he and gender-neutral language that started on this talk page has progressed to two RfCs at the village pump. Further opinions are welcome. Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:01, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

AfC submission
Care to comment? Draft:Gender roles in non-heterosexual communities. Thanks, FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 23:21, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Feminism-focused Inspire Campaign proposal for distributed editing
Dear WikiProject Gender Studies:

I wish to invite you to review an Inspire Campaign proposal and offer feedback if you wish:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Full_Circle_Gap_Protocol:_Addressing_the_%E2%80%98Unknown_Unknowns%E2%80%99

What's special about this proposal is it looks to (re)value sporadic editing and respectfully honor the expertise of subject matter experts, without asking them to be responsible for 'fixing' Wikipedia's problems or necessarily become long term editors. This is a novel approach that perhaps could gain traction with edit-a-thons and WikiProject initiatives because it comes from a feminist pedagogical perspective for analysis in order to generate re-usable lists to share/work on. It's brings an offline alternative to "pinging" edit suggestions back to project pages -- though I must say I am in awe of the long to-do lists gathered here of articles needing attention. The exact topic that the proposed pilot project will take up is not yet set, though it will connect to gender studies and/or feminist theory, and possibly draw on augment the existing lists you have.

I wanted to ping the WikiProject Gender Studies as an approach to counter systemic bias that might interest this project and I would look forward to your feedback

Best

Monika Shameran81 (talk) 20:31, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Participate in the Inspire Campaign! Stop Rape & Get Apologies
I want to encourage WikiProject Gender Studies to take a look at endorse and discuss some of the Inspire Campaign ideas for addressing Wikipedia's Gender Gap before the funding application deadline tomorrow, but I think you can continue to endorse into April. At the moment, 581 people have participated. It would be great to get more to show commitment to the issue.

I've put forth an idea for addressing the Campus Rape pages and I'm thinking some WikiProject Gender Studies participants might be interested in providing subject matter expertise. https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grants:IdeaLab/Involve_young_women_to_improve_coverage_of_campus_rape

I also put forth the idea of requiring apologies which I think could create the structural change required to inspire more female participation (and create a more desirable environment for everyone) but I don't know wikipedia governance well enough to know how to get it enacted. If anyone has thoughts on how to do this, please share. I know it's probably a long shot to get enacted but I think even starting the conversation would be worthwhile. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Require_Apologies Beauxlieux (talk) 02:06, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Editor needed with ref to book Man Cannot Speak for Her: Volume I; A Critical Study of Early Feminist Rhetoric
Back in 2010 an editor didn't quite type in what they meant to, in article National_Woman_Suffrage_Association, the last paragraph of that section reads:
 * "In adopting such ideology, officers of the National Association soon began to later their speeches, resolutions and hearing before Congress."

I have to think bits were elided and two sentences joined with smashing results. The footnote is National_Woman_Suffrage_Association referencing one page of the book by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell. If someone could get to a copy of that book and page they could fix the five-year-old mistake. Shenme (talk) 03:22, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Conflict tactics scale listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Conflict tactics scale to be moved to Conflict Tactics Scale. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:34, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

"WIGI: Wikipedia Gender Inequality Index" Survey invitation
Hello WikiProject Gender Studies participants,

I am a member of Wikipedia Gender Inequality Index (WIGI) project. WIGI is an Individual Engagement Grant that seeks to automate the production and graphing of statistical presentation of gender in articles by various categories such as date of birth, citizenship, occupation, etc. - in a publicly viewable website with open-data downloads.

We're running a brief survey to find out what kind of information users would like captured, ideally about the state of Wikipedia biographies. We will use it to inform what statistics our portal will show and provide a final report on the observed trends at the end of the year. Please help us out by completing this brief survey, which should take not more than 5 minutes to complete. Simply click on the link below, or cut and paste the bare URL into your browser to access the survey:

Survey link wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3OueVOHoRpezvZH

Thank you for your time and cooperation. Best Regards, <font style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#ADFF2F 0.1em 0.1em 1.5em,#01796F -0.1em -0.1em 1.5em;color:#000000"><font color="#01796E">—M@sssly <font color="#FF0000">✉ 14:58, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

A Request for Comment - WP:MOSIDENTITY and gender identifcation
Members of this project may be interested in the discussion at Village_pump_(policy) regarding identification of transgendered persons. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  17:10, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride!
<div style="padding:3em; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size:110%; line-height:1.75;"> You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride!


 * What? Wiki Loves Pride, a campaign to document and photograph LGBT culture and history, including pride events
 * When? June 2015
 * How can you help?
 * 1.) Create or improve LGBT-related articles and showcase the results of your work here
 * 2.) Upload photographs or other media related to LGBT culture and history, including pride events, and add images to relevant Wikipedia articles; feel free to create a subpage with a gallery of your images (see examples from last year)
 * 3.) Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project (Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, etc.)

Or, view or update the current list of Tasks. This campaign is supported by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group, an officially recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Visit the group's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a neutral point of view. One does not need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome!

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the campaign's main talk page.

Thanks, and happy editing!

User:Another Believer and User:OR drohowa

Need some input on AfD, Dating Violence Awareness Week
Hi! I hope I'm posting this in the right place. Can someone take the time to look at this article Dating Violence Awareness Week? I feel a little frustrated about it because if it's expanded to encompass all DVA weeks (like the one in the US) it will be very useful. Personally, I work with teens at our public library and I feel the topic is important. I do have enough references to make it notable for the US. As for the week as it's observed in Singapore, I'll have to hit Lexis Nexus to get references. Confused about this? Check out the article and maybe you can help me out. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 04:08, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Source about masculine studies
I found a newspaper article that discusses masculine studies. It's behind a paywall, but I'm trying to see if I can get the full article: WhisperToMe (talk) 12:04, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Bennett, Jessica. "Masculine studies - it's a thing." The New York Times at the Houston Chronicle. August 13, 2015.

Re-organization of WikiProject Women
There currently is a discussion about the future organization of WikiProject Women and several other women-related Wikiprojects and taskforces at the above link. Some aspects may be of interests to editors of this project and your participation in the discussion would be appreciated. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 12:09, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

RFC at Christian egalitarianism
Hi, I have opened a request for comment at the article Christian egalitarianism. Interested participants may like to comment here. Rupert Loup (talk) 21:31, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

MOS:IDENTITY is being revisited: How should Wikipedia refer to transgender individuals before and after their transition?
A recent discussion of MOS:IDENTITY closed with the recommendation that Wikipedia's policy on transgender individuals be revisited.

Two threads have been opened at the Village Pump:Policy. The first addresses how the Manual of Style should instruct editors to refer to transgender people in articles about themselves (which name, which pronoun, etc.). The second addresses how to instruct editors to refer to transgender people when they are mentioned in passing in other articles. Your participation is welcome. Darkfrog24 (talk) 20:14, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

The Atlantic - How Wikipedia Is Hostile to Women


WikiProject members may be interested in above article, either as a potential good source for Quality improvement of related articles, or simply to read. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:33, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Centre for Equality and Inclusion - new article
I've created a new article on the organisation, Centre for Equality and Inclusion.

Centre for Equality and Inclusion is a non-governmental organisation based in India that works towards female empowerment and women's rights.

If you'd like to help with research or to improve the article's quality, source suggestions would be appreciated, at Talk:Centre for Equality and Inclusion.

Thank you,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 14:50, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Guydykes and Girlfags
I've encountered these neologisms and learned their meanings only recently, but the concept (paradoxical as it seems) does seem to be notable in gender and LGBT studies. Guydykes and girlfags, by definition, do not identify as transgender, but eventually they may come to do so, or come to identify as genderqueer instead. There is certainly an element of gender or gender-role transgression in there. Girlfags may also enjoy performing femininity in an exaggerated drag queen style, i. e., like a faux queen. Can anyone help? I wasn't the one who wrote the article, but I just found it and I think Wikipedia should cover the concept in some form. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 19:22, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

"Women are wonderful" effect
This article could use the attention of an expert or two, as could this discussion about a proposed merge with Ambivalent Sexism. Any/all input welcome! Fyddlestix (talk) 03:53, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Women's History Month worldwide online edit-a-thon
(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list)

--Ipigott (talk) 08:10, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Access to library resources for experienced editors interested in this area
Hunter College is looking for a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar interested in women's education, historical women's colleges, or other topics at the intersection of history and gender studies.

University of San Francisco is looking to work with a Visiting Scholar interested in social reformers and social reform movements.

If you like to work on articles in these topic areas and would like remote access to a full suite of college library resources, including databases, journals, and ebooks, see the call for applications at the Visiting Scholars application page.

If the idea of access to university library resources is appealing to you but your interests lie elsewhere, the application page has information about other open possibilities as well. --Ryan (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:10, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

"Women are everywhere"
Hi, "Women are everywhere" is a project about the gender gap problem in Wikipedia, with a focus on Italian Wikipedia. You can find a draft for an Individual Engagement Grant at this link https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Women_are_everywhere. It would be great if I could have your help and your feedback on this project to improve it. Many thanks--Kenzia (talk) 08:10, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Gender representation on corporate boards
Hi, I will be updating the page on Gender representation on corporate boards of directors and would be grateful for any advice. My proposed amendments are listed on the talk page: Talk:Gender_representation_on_corporate_boards_of_directors. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Scowch (talk) 16:26, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Moving the Genderqueer article to Non-binary gender
Opinions are needed on the following matter: Talk:Genderqueer. A WP:Permalink for it is here. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 18:55, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Merger proposal
It has been proposed that Japan foreign marriage be merged into Mail-order bride. Please comment at Talk:Japan foreign marriage.  ミーラー強斗武   (StG88ぬ会話) 07:55, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Help with a draft article?
I'm going to be posting this in several different areas, but I was wondering if anyone could help out with the draft Draft:Rape joke. I think that this could be independently notable outside of rape culture, but the draft needs a lot of work and it'd stand a better chance of holding up to scrutiny (since let's face it, this would get a ton of scrutiny once it was accepted) if we had multiple editors working on it. Anyone interested? Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  05:44, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Heteropatriarchy
Heteropatriarchy has been nominated for deletion. Could anyone help to expand the article? DaddyCell (talk) 23:06, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Toxic masculinity
The term and concept "toxic masculinity" is now only mentioned in Rape culture. (It is mentioned in a few other articles as well, but only incidentally.) Might it merit an article of its own? Otherwise, a redirect pointing towards the section may be sensible. I wonder if the concept can be conceived as a sub-topic of masculinity; at this point, however, the article does not mention it at all. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 10:04, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

As a further thought, I wonder if strong "anti-effeminacy" (which is also at least a significant driving force behind homo- and transphobia, since they affect gay and bisexual men, especially gender-nonconforming feminine/femme gay and bisexual men, crossdressers, drag queens, trans women and transfeminine individuals far more than other groups) is thought to be an effect, or manifestation, of toxic masculinity, as it is arguably the insistence that masculinity is obligatory and exclusive in men that contributes to the toxicity of toxic masculinity, although the main problem in "toxic masculinity" – as I understand – is the interpretation of masculinity in terms of essentially antisocial behaviour. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 10:24, 30 July 2016 (UTC)


 * It's not immediately clear that these have gotten significant scholarly attention outside of literature on rape culture. I'd also comment that there is a bit of activist language in this section. Something like "To dismantle rape culture" contains an inherent value judgement that Wikipedia shouldn't be making. WP decides whether things are notable, not whether things are good or bad. Timothy Joseph Wood  13:38, 30 July 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm concerned only with the term and concept "toxic masculinity". The rest was only a non-essential afterthought. Google Books gives at least 67 hits, with a fair number of scholarly sources present, which are moreover by far not all primarily concerned with rape and rape culture as far as I can see. (One source equates "toxic masculinity" with "hypermasculinity".) It's not immediately clear that your assertion is well-founded. In fact, I have been able to trace the term back to its apparent source, this paper (p. 66) by Tracy Karner about Vietnam veterans, which has nothing to do with rape culture.
 * However, I notice that we have a whole article on hegemonic masculinity, which seems to resemble the concept of "toxic masculinity", though "toxic masculinity" focuses more explicitly on the "dark" or negative side of the "traditional" ideal, or rather stereotype, of masculinity.
 * That Wikipedia avoids value judgments is not quite true, IMHO. If the scholarly (or otherwise) consensus is that something is bad, especially when the consensus is overwhelming, Wikipedia can and even should say so in its own voice. Wikipedia does not say, for example, "Some believe it is necessary to fight racism because they think it is bad." That would be ridiculous and ethically highly questionable as it could mislead the reader into thinking that there is a significant controversy on this point. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 14:27, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn't dig too deeply. Mine was just a commentary on the current sourcing in the section, thus "immediately clear".
 * And no, WP cannot and should not make value judgments in its own voice, regardless of how contemptible a subject is. Racism is fine example of my point. Per the article lead, it attributes the value judgement to a source: "The UN convention further concludes that superiority based on racial differentiation is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous, and there is no justification for racial discrimination, anywhere, in theory or in practice." This is the way policy tells us to do it. Timothy Joseph Wood  14:37, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * At any rate, aside from a digression on WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV, toxic masculinity seems to fit fairly well with Machismo, probably more so than hegemonic masculinity, since the former is a general concept, and the latter is a specific academic concept coined by a particular person. Timothy Joseph Wood  14:42, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

"Sex or gender" on Wikidata
Greetings from project Feminism. I am hoping you folks might also be interested in this. Shouldn't sex and gender be two different data sets? Please add your opinions on [| sex or gender talk page]. I think this is important to epistemology and fascinating that so many different cultures are involved. Fred (talk) 06:06, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Domestic violence in same-sex relationships
Hello, I've been working on creating the article Domestic violence in same-sex relationships and I was wondering if this article would fall under the scope of your project. I have added your banner, and I would love to have you rate it and hear any feedback you have for improving the article. Thank you very much, Kmwebber (talk) 18:21, 28 October 2016 (UTC)Kmwebber

Articles_for_deletion/Women_in_the_Americas
Your input into this discussion would be appreciated. Bearian (talk) 20:52, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
Greetings Members!

This is a one-time-only message to inform you about a technical proposal to revive your Popular Pages list in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:


 * Fix and improve Mr.Z-bot's popular pages report

If the above proposal gets in the Top 10 based on the votes, there is a high likelihood of this bot being restored so your project will again see monthly updates of popular pages.

Further, there are over 260 proposals in all to review and vote for, across many aspects of wikis.

Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016.

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Quality update for Transgender health care
Hi everyone, I have been working on the Transgender health care article and believe that it has improved beyond Start-class. I would love for anyone to take a look at the article and let me know that they think! Brookeenglish (talk) 22:13, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Editing guidelines?
A question: are there any guidelines about gender considerations & proper representation on Wikipedia articles? e.g., present topics in a way that represents men and women equally (when men and women are equal components of the group/population in question). The question arises in connection with Haredi Judaism, where a few weeks ago I encountered a set of photographs exclusively of men. In discussions of the issue, another editor has claimed that "gender ... considerations do not have any basis in Wikipedia policy and guidelines", and that it's okay to have mostly men in the photographs because "men are the public face of Haredi Judaism". I'd imagine that there are gender considerations in Wikipedia policy; the closest we get that I'm aware of is MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE, "seek to depict a variety of ages, genders, and ethnicities". Is there anything more? Nomoskedasticity (talk) 03:44, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

February 2017 at Women in Red
(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list) --Ipigott (talk) 14:21, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Day Without a Woman
Project members and page watchers are welcome to help expand Draft:Day Without a Woman. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:48, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Articles_for_deletion/Dress_Like_a_Woman
Please discuss. Note the talk page of the stub. Bearian (talk) 14:47, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Portland Women March Against Hate
Project members are invited to participate in the AfD discussion re: Portland Women March Against Hate. I've expressed an interest in moving the article to March Against Hate, and expanding its scope to cover more than just Portland. I welcome editors to either contribute to the ongoing discussion or help expand this article's section for other cities. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:15, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Transgender sex worker
Hi there! I recently overhauled much of the Transgender sex worker page as a part of a course that used a WikiEducation project. One thing that I noticed while editing it was that it was not connected to any WikiProjects! I would love to have y'all take a look at it and add it to the project! Please let me know if you have any feedback or suggested changes. Brookeenglish (talk) 20:48, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

RfC to adopt a default gender neutral style for policy, guidelines and help pages
Contributors here may be interested that an RfC for a policy on gender neutral language to become a default for Wikipedia policies, help and guidelines is open for votes at Requests for comment/RfC to adopt a default gender neutral style for policy, guidelines and help pages. The proposed policy is limited is scope and so excludes articles, talk pages or any discussion by individual contributors. Thanks --Fæ (talk) 11:50, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

Popular pages report
We – Community Tech – are happy to announce that the Popular pages bot is back up-and-running (after a one year hiatus)! You're receiving this message because your WikiProject or task force is signed up to receive the popular pages report. Every month, will post at /Popular pages with a list of the most-viewed pages over the previous month that are within the scope of. We've made some enhancements to the original report. Here's what's new:
 * The pageview data includes both desktop and mobile data.
 * The report will include a link to the pageviews tool for each article, to dig deeper into any surprises or anomalies.
 * The report will include the total pageviews for the entire project (including redirects).

We're grateful to for his original, and we wish his bot a happy robot retirement. Just as before, we hope the popular pages reports will aid you in understanding the reach of, and what articles may be deserving of more attention. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at m:User talk:Community Tech bot.

Warm regards, the Community Tech Team 17:16, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Question about pronouns for a genderfluid character
A task force of WikiProject Novels, WP:RRTF, has a draft in progress for a book which contains a gender-fluid character. There's been some discussion about how to describe the character, as they make a point in the books of discouraging the use of "they" or "she/he". Does anybody know of a policy to guide us? Or an example? I've reposted this on the talk pages for WP:NV and WP:LGBT. Please leave suggestions on Draft talk:The Hammer of Thor. Thanks! -- 2ReinreB2 (talk) 22:53, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

ISO 4 redirects help!
Thanks. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 13:36, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Feedback needed on project proposal: Investigating the Impact of Implicit Bias on Wikipedia
Hi Friends! Here is the current draft of my project proposal: Investigating the Impact of Implicit Bias on Wikipedia. I value your input and would greatly appreciate your feedback. Please share it on the project proposal discussion page. Thank you in advance! Best, Jackiekoerner (talk) 04:17, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Attention needed in Reverse sexism
See Talk:Reverse sexism Staszek Lem (talk) 23:11, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm surprised that article exists tbh. Looks like it needs tons of work... Fyddlestix (talk) 23:47, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Gender of rearing
Gender of rearing is up for deletion. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 03:32, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Outside input needed on Original Research Noticeboard: Polyandry in Islam
There is an ongoing discussion on Original Research Noticeboard: Polyandry in Islam regarding whether or not a statement about Islam and polyandry is original research. The statement says that a particular Quran passage allows polyandry in some circumstances. Other editors have questioned whether this would qualify as "polyandry". Outside input would be appreciated. [[User:Nblund |<span style="background-color:
 * 1) CC79A7; color:white;">Nblund ]]talk 17:08, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Merge proposal at Genderism
Your opinion is requested at Talk:Genderism. Mathglot (talk) 08:22, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Having a gendered category only when there's an article behind it
Please see Wikipedia talk:Categorization

It is not a !voting proposal or RfC, but a discussion draft, and has already had some constructive feedback (e.g. leading with "ghettoization" of articles was a distraction, as were suggesting statistical differences and reasons for them without providing sources). Seeking input on the overall idea. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ &gt;ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ&lt;  02:29, 3 January 2018 (UTC)