Women! Wikipedia needs you

The Guardian by Jemima Kiss | Aug. 8, 2011 (Special Report)

In a revealing glimpse inside the Wikipedia kimono at its annual conference in Haifa at the weekend, co-founder Jimmy Wales described the typical Wikipedia editor as a 26-year-old geeky male with a PhD. Eventually he'll get married, go on to some other project and leave the site, said Wales. And Wikipedia's own research found that 90% of editors are male.

This imbalance has meant that while technology and science are covered comprehensively, other ... Full Story »

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Informative report on Wikipedia's demographics, which suggest that 90% of its editors are male. This post features an interview with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, as well as executive director Sue Gardner, and speculates on why so few women are contributing to the popular online encyclopedia.

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