Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Green/Meetup/5

From October 1–31, WikiProject Women in Green is hosting its fifth virtual editathon event with the following goals: to nominate and review GA-class articles related to women and women's works, and to help editors build a greater capacity for bringing articles up to GA status. Participants of all experience levels are welcome! We will provide instructions, learning resources, suggested article topics, and assistance from editors more experienced with the GA process. To participate, just add yourself to the list of participants.

What is Women in Green?

WikiProject Women in Green works to bring core articles on women and women's works up to minimum Good Article (GA) status. Our aim is to improve the general reliability and quality of Wikipedia while also addressing gender bias in Wikipedia content. Currently, articles about women and women's works comprise just 4671 articles out of 39,759 Good Articles on the site, roughly 11.7%. Each year we organize a number of specific group goals related to nominating and reviewing GA articles, and this event is partly organized to help us reach and/or surpass those goals.

Around the World in 31 Days

During this event, we're encouraging editors to work on articles about women and women's works (books, films, etc.) from as many different geographical regions as possible. We hope to collectively nominate and/or review articles about women from at least 31 different countries – this may refer to where article subjects were born or spent a significant portion of their lives, and countries may be currently existing or previously existing nations. Want to improve an article about an American or Mexican actress? Go for it. A pioneering female scientist from Nigeria? Absolutely. A poem by an Ancient Roman author? Yes! Broader international articles about women are welcome too. There are thousands of interesting articles about women and women's works on Wikipedia, and this event is here to provide a focused, supportive environment for us as we work to bring some of them up to GA status.

Check back here to track our progress to 32 countries! The event coordinator will update this map regularly during the editathon (view full-screen by clicking the upper-right corner). N = nomination, R = review. Countries covered thus far: Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Italy, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, The Philippines, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Article Suggestions

Editors may be interested in working on some of the following article suggestions, but are welcome to choose articles from elsewhere:

WiG 20-Minute Article Assessments

Are you new to the GA nominating process (or just want some early feedback)? GA nominators have the option to request a basic assessment of their article from an experienced Women in Green editor before nominating it for a full GA review. The WiG 20-Minute Article Assessment will aim to identify any major issues that remain in your article and suggest improvements for you to focus on. This support is intended to help less-experienced GA nominators build their confidence and avoid frustrating "quick-fail" situations. Make your request for a 20-minute article assessment here.