Women Work to Change the Culture of the Free Online Encyclopedia “Wikipedia”

PBS Learning Media
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Keywords
Women wikipedia contributors encyclopedia internet feminism feminist
Subjects
English-Language Arts History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Women Work to Change the Culture of the Free Online Encyclopedia “Wikipedia”

Challenge students to think about why there are almost ten times as many male Wikipedia editors as female and how that might affect the definitions on the site with this PBS NewsHour video and educational resources from May 19, 2014. Wikipedia has come under scrutiny over a lack of female representation and participation on the website.
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PBS Learning Media

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