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This FAQ is intended to provide helpful background to discussions about the Gender Gap, and to make it easy to link people to commonly-needed information.

How many women are there on Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects)?

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Differences by language and country

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Retention patterns

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Other demographics

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Are “women’s” subjects under-represented on Wikipedia?

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Why is under-representation a problem?

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Why do so few women edit Wikipedia?

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Less available time

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Difficult-to-navigate rules

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Aggressive and unwelcoming behaviour

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Lack of confidence/assertiveness

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Harassment

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Are there actual cases of women who don't edit because of the above problems?

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What efforts have been made, or could be made to address the gender gap?

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Former or existing Wikimedia efforts

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Women’s groups

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Discussion forums

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Conferences and events

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Being more hospitable

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Countering harassment

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Edit-a-thons

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WikiProjects

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Surveys

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What efforts have been tried outside of Wikipedia?

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There are a variety of efforts that have been made in other communities which have a similar lack of women, which we might want to consider in future. Here is a summary of some of the most common.

Mentoring programs

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Targetted training

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Financial sponsorship

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Categorisation of women authors

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ArbCom Gamergate decision

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Who should be responsible for fixing this problem?

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What are some of the underlying concepts relevant to this subject?

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