Edit-a-thon for women in health and medical research

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|link=https://franklinwomen.com.au/events/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-for-women-in-health-and-medical-research/
|link=https://franklinwomen.com.au/events/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-for-women-in-health-and-medical-research/
|description=Join Franklin Women on Thursday 25th July (the birthday of our namesake, Rosalind Franklin) to increase the visibility on Wikipedia of women who have made important contributions to the health and medical research sector, as well as increase the number of women who have the skills to become Wikipedia editors.
|description=Join Franklin Women on Thursday 25th July (the birthday of our namesake, Rosalind Franklin) to increase the visibility on Wikipedia of women who have made important contributions to the health and medical research sector, as well as increase the number of women who have the skills to become Wikipedia editors.
|attendee_count=30
|report=Report in [https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/File:WMAU_OCT_2019_newsletter.pdf October 2019 newsletter]
Media mentions
* 25 July 2019 [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/most-wikipedia-profiles-are-about-men-these-women-in-australia-are-hoping-to-change-that Most Wikipedia profiles are about men - these women in Australia are hoping to change that] SBS News video article by Cassandra Bain about the Franklin Women Edit-a-thon at the University of Sydney
* 25 July 2019 [https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/gender/boosting-visibility-of-women-in-stem-one-wiki-entry-at-a-time-20190725-p52avi.html Boosting visibility of women in STEMM, one Wiki entry at a time] ''Sydney Morning Herald'' article by Wendy Tuohy
* 25 July 2019 [https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/combatting-gender-bias-on-wikipedia/11346642 Combatting gender bias on Wikipedia] ABC Radio RN Drive presented by Patricia Karvelas with Guest: Dr Sarah Frost
* 26 July 2019 [https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2019-07-26/women-in-stem-wikipedia-dharmica-mistry/11348876 Australian researchers join global movement to improve visibility of women in STEM] ABC feature article by Brooke Wylie and Olivia Willis on the Franklin Women's Edit-a-thon at the University of Sydney
* 24 August 2019 [https://10daily.com.au/views/a190821qtien/wikipedia-is-sexist-but-were-trying-to-fix-it-20190824 Wikipedia Is Sexist, But We're Trying To Fix It] 10 Daily article by Melina Georgousakis on the Franlkin Women's Edit-a-thon
|event_metrics=Outreach dashboard for event [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Franklin_Women/Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_for_Women_in_Health_and_Medical_Research Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for women in health and medical research]
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Edit-a-thon for women in health and medical research
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Join Franklin Women on Thursday 25th July (the birthday of our namesake, Rosalind Franklin) to increase the visibility on Wikipedia of women who have made important contributions to the health and medical research sector, as well as increase the number of women who have the skills to become Wikipedia editors.

Region: NSW
Location: The Sibyl Centre, The Women’s College, University of Sydney

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Report in October 2019 newsletter

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  • Attendee count: 30
  • Cost to Wikimedia Australia: no cost

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