Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/69

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About
Facilitators	Rosiestep
Online event
1–28 February 2018	Join the Women in Red online editathon from anywhere in the world.

	Women in Red
	Hello and welcome to WikiProject Women in Red (WiR) whose objective is to turn redlinks into blue ones. Our project's scope is women's biographies and women's works. Did you know that according to WHGI only 17.49% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women? Not impressed? Content gender gap is a form of systemic bias, and this is what WiR addresses. We invite you to participate whenever you like in whatever way suits you and your schedule. Women in Red warmly welcomes you!

Geofocus: Island women

February 2018: Black women Mathematicians and statisticians Geofocus Island women

Continuing: #1day1woman Global Initiative

March 2018: Women's History Month

See also: Future events

Welcome!

Add to articles
.	Authority control should be included at the foot of every biography: `{{Authority control}}`. It will remain hidden until relevant identifiers have been added to Wikidata.
.	Choose applicable Categories including relevant subcategories of Category:Women.
.	If applicable, add a stub template at the foot of an article:`{{stub}}`.

Add to article talk pages
.	`{{WikiProject Biography\| }}` or `{{WikiProject Biography}}` `{{WikiProject Women}}` if born after 1950; or `{{WikiProject Women's History}}::` if born before 1950. Editathon banner: `{{WIR-69}}` `{{Image requested\|people}}`, if it needs a photograph

From 1 to 28 February 2018 Women in Red are hosting a virtual editathon on Island women, providing an opportunity for you to create or improve articles on past or present women from island communities, including coverage of their works, writings, organizations, and awards. You are free to work on the islands of your choice, perhaps in connection with the collection of redlink pages listed below.

The virtual edit-a-thon allows enthusiasts from around the globe to participate in the work.

The lists of redlinks below should provide inspiration.
This essay on creating women's biographies might be helpful to newer editors.
The main goals of the event are:

to encourage inexperienced editors and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia by creating biographies of some of the world's most prominent women
to draw the attention of more experienced editors to the need for concerted action on a specific area
to support Wikipedia in combating the systemic bias against the coverage of women and women's works
to promote the new/improved articles and images through social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter)