Gender gapA/Affiliates

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Gender gap

Affiliates, formal, and informal groups related to GenderGap

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Link: fr:Projet:Les_sans_pagEs (affiliate UserGroup)
What:the project aims at working towards filling the gender gap, both on editorial and content level in the French speaking world
Primary languages: French
When: since july 2016, active

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Link: Wiki Loves Women (group)
What: Wiki Loves Women focuses on bridging two significant gaps on Wikimedia projects – women and Africa – both in terms of content about these subjects and in terms of participation by people from these groups. The project is designed to leverage Wikipedia’s role as a global repository for the dissemination of information to achieve accessible and fair online representation of notable women in countries in Africa. In addition, the project will encourage the activation and support of new and existing editors (both female and gender-sensitised male Wikipedians) in the focus countries. Wiki Loves Women in primary led by Wiki in Africa.
When: launched in 2015 (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast) and renewed in 2018 (Tanzania and Uganda)
Primary languages: French and English
Status: active

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Link: AfroCROWD User Group (affiliate UserGroup)
What:an awareness initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African descent who actively partake in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements.
Primary languages: English
When: since ?, active

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Link : Art+Feminism User Group (affiliate UserGroup)
What: a non-profit organization that leads an international campaign to improve coverage of cis, and trans women, gender and the arts on Wikipedia through organizing in-person training and editing events.
Primary languages: Multilingual
When: since ?, active

Link: Gender Diversity Visibility Community User Group (affiliate UserGroup)
What: to promote, expand, and facilitate the gender diversity visibility work being done by all language Wikipedias, WikiCommons and Wikidata, directing the research and development for the project's unique needs by managing delivery of materials and technology, planning, and organizing systems to support their production of content. We welcome anyone who is interested in these objectives to join us. Related to en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red.
When: launched in 2018
Primary languages: English
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Link: Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group
What : The group promotes the development of content on Wikimedia projects which is of interest to LGBT+ communities. Wikimedia LGBT+ is a global, intersectional user group that welcomes people of all races, religions, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and abilities.
When: 2012
Primary languages: Multilingual ?
Status:active

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Link : WikiDonne (affiliate usergroup)
What: User Group è un gruppo di utenti che operano su tematiche legate alle donne e più in generale alla diversità (territoriale, culturale, linguistica, generazionale, di genere, attitudinale e di abilità etc) all'interno del movimento wiki.
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Primary languages: Italian
Status:active

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Link: Wikimujeres (affiliate usergroup)
What: for women and allies in the wiki movement. Working language is Spanish.
Primary languages: Spanish
Status:active

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Link: Whose Knowledge? (affiliate usergroup)
What: a global campaign that aims to correct the skewed representations of knowledge on Wikimedia projects as well as the wider internet.
Primary languages:
Status:active

Link: WikiWomen's User Group
What:a user group for women and allies in the Wikimedia movement.
Primary languages:
Status:active

Link: Wikiesfera (affiliate usergroup)
What : aims to identify and correct the gaps in knowledge representation, and also seeks to increase the number of editors who belong to minorities, underrepresented groups, or other social groups who have not had access to information technologies.
Primary languages: Spanish
Status:active

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Link: Wiki Editoras Lx (usergroup)
What: we are dedicated to addressing disparities in visibility and representation in the world's largest digital encyclopedia, by improving the quality of information available and creating more data. We also actively encourage and support underrepresented groups in contributing to this project. The group focuses on upholding a feminist, inclusive perspective and working towards a more plural community.
Primary languages: Portuguese
Status:active