Journée des Droits des Femmes: Wikimedia Highlights Women Advancing Knowledge
Wikimedia Celebrates Contributors Bridging the Gender Gap on Wikipedia
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- Wikimedia Celebrates Contributors Bridging the Gender Gap on Wikipedia
- Wikimedia and International Women’s Day: Bridging the Wikipedia Gender Gap
Bénin, March 5, 2025 — Too mark International Women’s Day, the Wikimedia Foundation is highlighting efforts to close the gender gap on Wikipedia.
“Le savoir est humain. Le savoir, c’est elle.”: A Campaign for Gender Equality
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia and othre Wikimedia projects, has launched the campaign “Le savoir est humain. Le savoir,c’est elle.” This initiative celebrates contributors working to bridge the gender gap on the free encyclopedia by creating and enriching articles about notable women.
Commitment to Better representation of Women on Wikipedia
With over 64 million articles, Wikipedia stands as the largest collaborative encyclopedia in history. though,contributions about women remain underrepresented,reflecting historical biases in traditional sources of knowledge. For several years, the Wikimedia Foundation and its global community of volunteers have been working to correct this imbalance.
The underrepresentation of women is a key issue. The Wikimedia Foundation is actively trying to fix this.
À l’occasion de cette Journée Internationale des Droits des Femmes, nous célébrons celles et ceux qui réintègrent les femmes dans l’Histoire.
Anusha Alikhan, Directrice de la interaction à la Wikimedia Foundation
Anusha Alikhan, Directrice de la communication à la Wikimedia Foundation, further stated, ”Nous espérons inspirer d’autres personnes à contribuer à un Wikipédia plus représentatif et fiable.”
Portraits of Committed Contributors
The campaign highlights several remarkable contributors from Africa who play a key role in enriching content about women on Wikipedia. Their work is essential to improving gender equality on the platform.
Carol Mwaura (Kenya)
With over 2,000 edits,Carol Mwaura works to create reliable articles about women. A librarian by training, she meticulously verifies her sources and translates articles into Swahili to make this information accessible to 95% of the Kenyan population. In 2020, she was among the top 100 contributors in Africa in the #1Bib1Ref campaign.
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Agbenomba Abigaïl (Bénin)
With over 9,000 contributions and the creation of 270 articles in French, Agbenomba Abigaïl actively promotes gender equality. her involvement in the Gender Equality campaign in Benin has led to the creation of 660 new articles and the advancement of 1,150 existing pages on Wikipedia. she also leads training sessions to encourage more women to join the Wikimedia community.
Wikipedia: an Essential Tool for AI and Knowledge
in a world where artificial intelligence models rely heavily on Wikipedia, the importance of representing all voices and all knowledge becomes crucial. Each contribution helps to create a more inclusive and balanced resource. The gender gap must be addressed to ensure AI has access to comprehensive data.
Participate in the Celebration
To discover the campaign and the efforts to reduce the gender gap on Wikipedia, visit the official page of “Le savoir est humain. Le savoir, c’est elle.”
Wikimedia and International Women’s Day: Bridging the Wikipedia Gender Gap
On March 5, 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation highlighted its commitment to addressing the gender gap on Wikipedia, coinciding with International Women’s day. Through the “le savoir est humain. Le savoir,c’est elle.” campaign, Wikimedia celebrates contributors and initiatives working to increase the