36.395, FYI: Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 7th (9a-9p EST)!

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Subject: 36.395, FYI: Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 7th (9a-9p EST)!

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Date: 30-Jan-2025
From: Todd Snider (on behalf of COGEL) [todd.snider at uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 7th (9a-9p EST)!


Join the COGEL-sponsored Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 7th (9a-9p
EST)!
Did you know that less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia are
currently dedicated to notable women, and far lower for other
minoritized genders? And that number used to be even lower, only 15%
just a few years ago. What’s changed? Dedicated efforts by projects
like Women in Red are making a difference, increasing the
representation of the notable contributions of women and other
minoritized genders. But there is still more work to be done!
COGEL is doing its part within the world of linguistics: our fifth
annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is a community initiative to improve the
gender equity of representation among linguists on Wikipedia. Anyone
is welcome to join in, whether you are an experienced Wikipedia editor
or have never even thought about editing an article! LSA membership is
not required.
This year’s event will be held on Friday, March 7th, in honor of
International Women’s Day, which has been commemorated every year
since 1911. And in the US, March has been designated Women's History
Month since 1981. What better way to mark the occasion than by
improving the gender equity of representation among linguists on
Wikipedia!
The COGEL-sponsored edit-a-thon will be a virtual event, open for 12
hours on March 7th, to allow participants from different time zones to
join in and work as part of a virtual community for as much time as
you would like to contribute. Experienced Wikipedia editors will be
available during this entire period to answer questions, help
troubleshoot, and help new editors get started. Some tips for how to
prepare for the event will be sent along with the registration
confirmation.
Besides helping to correct systemic biases in the topics and people
represented in Wikipedia, here are other reasons to join in:
 - It contributes to a massive worldwide project with the goal of
democratizing knowledge and making information easily accessible,
 - It helps you get to know more about your field,
 - It gives you practice explaining linguistic ideas, and the field as
a whole,  to non-specialists,
 - It will win you kudos from the linguistics community,
 - You will have fun sharing this experience with a community of
like-minded linguists!
Register using this link, and we’ll look forward to working alongside
you on March 7th!
[https://forms.gle/BuEJcD1ByMizDord8]

Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable




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