Wikimedia as an educational enhancer for gender equality

Introduction

The project " Wikimedia as an Educational Enhancer for Gender Equality" aims to address the underrepresentation of women's perspectives and experiences in Wikipedia in the Hausa communities , as well as to encourage more women and girls to participate in Wikipedia editing, and to use Wikipedia as an educational tool in schools to promote gender equality.The changes this project will bring are:

Increased representation of women's perspectives and experiences in Wikipedia: By creating or improving articles that cover topics related to gender equality and that include the perspectives of women, the project can help to ensure that Wikipedia articles accurately reflect the diversity of human experiences and perspectives.
Increased participation of women and girls in Wikipedia editing: By recruiting and training female students to become active editors on Wikipedia, the project can help to increase the number of female editors.
Improved education about gender equality: By incorporating Wikipedia as a source of aiding education understanding into the curriculum in schools, the project can help to teach students about gender equality and to challenge stereotypes.
Reduced bias in Wikipedia content related to gender: By identifying and addressing any bias in existing articles related to gender, and creating new articles with a neutral point of view on gender. More also it will Promote digital literacy for women: By training and supporting women to use Wikipedia as a tool for research and learning, and to gain digital literacy skills that can help them be more active in the digital space, the project can empower women and promote gender equality. Overall, the project can help to promote gender equality by increasing the representation of women's perspectives and experiences in Wikipedia, encouraging more women and girls to participate in Wikipedia editing, and using Wikipedia as an educational tool in schools to promote gender equality.

Description of Project:

One key strategy would be to actively recruit and train female secondary schools teachers and students to become active editors on Wikipedia. This will involve working with schools teachers to identify potential participants, providing awareness and training on Wikipedia editing for both so that both genders will know how to create, use and edit using Wikipedia. This strategy is effective because it addresses the lack of representation of women's perspectives and experiences in Wikipedia by increasing the number of female editors on the platform.Content creation and improvement: The project will also focus on creating and improving articles on Wikipedia related to gender equality, to ensure that Wikipedia accurately reflects the diversity of human experiences and perspectives. This could involve working with experts in the field, and identifying and addressing any bias in existing articles. This strategy is effective because it will addressed the problem of bias in Wikipedia content related to gender. Overall, these strategies are effective because they will address multiple aspects of the problem of underrepresentation and bias in Wikipedia related to gender. They involve a combination of creating new content, training and empowering new editors, and engaging with the existing Wikipedia community to build support for the project. By working together, these strategies can help to ensure that Wikipedia accurately reflects the diversity of human experiences and perspectives and promote gender equality in the process.

Event Dashboard:

For the project "Wikimedia as an educational enhancer for gender equality you can contribute through registering in the link below: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Ha.wikipedia.org/Wikimedia_as_an_educational_enhancer_for_gender_equality/home

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Aims and Objectives

To promote the use and contributions to Wikimedia projects by women.
To increase the reach of Wikimedia as it pertains to gender gaps in literature especially in African and Nigeria specifically.
To reduce the gender gap in Wikimedia projects
To partner with organizations and bodies involved in gender issues for increased gender contents in Wikimedia projects.
To generate and promote free knowledge about women in Nigeria and Africa at large.
To educate and encourage African photographers to contribute to Commons.
To Provide a safe space for people who are voluntarily engaging in Wikimedia to collaborate on projects, discuss strategies, and socialize with each other.

Contact:

For collaboration on any Gender Equality aspect, the project implementation team is readily available:

Project Lead - 787IYO
Female Representative - Hajjo30

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