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Less than 20% of entries on Wikipedia are about women and less than 10% of editors are women.

The 1000 Women in Religion Project is a major initiative of the Women’s Caucus of the American Academy of Religion, aiming to address the gender imbalance one article and one edit at a time.

Australian Women in Religion Project

Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the University of Divinity on the Australian Women in Religion Project being spearheaded by Kerrie Burn. She has been tirelessly collecting, sorting and uploading data, as well as editing and creating articles about Australian women.

Events:

Australian Women in Religion edit-a-thon, Saturday 13 March 2021, 10am-4pm
Australian Women in Religion Online Edit-a-thon, Wednesday 9 June 2021, 9am-11am
Women in Religion Wiki Wednesday, Wednesday 24 November 2021, 9am–10am
Wiki-Week Editing Extravaganza Edit-a-thon at Mannix Library, Saturday 5 March 2022, 10am-3pm

Articles Created

The project so far has developed 39 articles, with an average of four extra now being created every week. The goal is to create 100 new articles this year, from the current list of approximately 450 historical and contemporary women. This includes an article listing the first women ordained as priests in the Anglican Church of Australia in 1992.

As part of this work, Wikimedia Australia supported University of Divinity to host, Linda Pascal as Wikipedian in Residence to add content to Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikisource, as part of our Partner Projects in 2023.

Project Dashboards

Blog Posts:

Adding Australian Women in Religion to more Wikimedia projects, announcing Linda Pascal Wikipedian in Residence for the Australian Women in Religion Project
Growing the representation of Australian Women in Religion through Wikidata, Wikidata Fellow Kerrie Burn on her project investigating Wikidata and data visualisation

Contact

Project Coordinator: Kerrie Burn

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-Less than 20% of entries on Wikipedia are about women and less than 10% of editors are women. The 1000 Women in Religion Project is a major initiative of the Women’s Caucus of the American Academy of Religion, aiming to address the gender imbalance one article and one edit at a time.
+'''Less than 20% of entries on Wikipedia are about women and less than 10% of editors are women.'''
-Wikimedia Australia is partnering with the [https://divinity.edu.au/ University of Divinity] on the Australian Women in Religion Project being spearheaded by Kerrie Burn. She has been tirelessly collecting, sorting and uploading data, as well as editing and creating articles about Australian women. The project so far has developed 39 articles, with an average of four extra now being created every week. The goal is to create 100 new articles this year, from the current list of approximately 450 historical and contemporary women.
+The [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Religion|1000 Women in Religion Project]] is a major initiative of the Women’s Caucus of the American Academy of Religion, aiming to address the gender imbalance one article and one edit at a time.
-As part of this work, Wikimedia Australia supported University of Divinity to host a Wikipedian in Residence to add content to Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikisource, as part of our [[Wikimedia Australia 2023 Partners Focus On Diverse Content and Building Skills|Partner Projects]] in 2023.
+=== Australian Women in Religion Project ===
+Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the [https://divinity.edu.au/ University of Divinity] on the Australian Women in Religion Project being spearheaded by [[w:User:Kerrieburn|Kerrie Burn]]. She has been tirelessly collecting, sorting and uploading data, as well as editing and creating articles about Australian women.
-'''Related Links:'''
+=== Events: ===
+* [[Australian Women in Religion|Australian Women in Religion edit-a-thon]], Saturday 13 March 2021, 10am-4pm
+* [[Australian Women in Religion Online Edit-a-thon]], Wednesday 9 June 2021, 9am-11am
+* [[Women in Religion Wiki Wednesday]], Wednesday 24 November 2021, 9am–10am
+* [[Wiki-Week Editing Extravaganza Edit-a-thon at Mannix Library]], Saturday 5 March 2022, 10am-3pm
+=== Articles Created ===
+The project so far has developed 39 articles, with an average of four extra now being created every week. The goal is to create 100 new articles this year, from the current list of approximately 450 historical and contemporary women. This includes an [[w:List_of_the_first_women_ordained_as_priests_in_the_Anglican_Church_of_Australia_in_1992|article listing the first women ordained as priests in the Anglican Church of Australia in 1992]].
+As part of this work, Wikimedia Australia supported University of Divinity to host, Linda Pascal as Wikipedian in Residence to add content to Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikisource, as part of our [[Wikimedia Australia 2023 Partners Focus On Diverse Content and Building Skills|Partner Projects]] in 2023.
+=== Project Dashboards ===
+* [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/University_of_Divinity/AWR_Wikimedian-in-Residence_(2023) Women in Religion Project Dashboard], 2023
+* [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Australian_Women_in_Religion|AWR WikiProject Page]]
+=== Blog Posts: ===
+* [[Adding Australian Women in Religion to more Wikimedia projects]], announcing Linda Pascal Wikipedian in Residence for the Australian Women in Religion Project
+* [[Growing the representation of Australian Women in Religion through Wikidata]], Wikidata Fellow Kerrie Burn on her project investigating Wikidata and data visualisation
+=== Contact ===
+Project Coordinator: [[w:User:Kerrieburn|Kerrie Burn]]
+=== '''Related Links:''' ===
 * Article: [https://www.catholicvoice.org.au/the-australian-women-in-religion-project/ More Wikipedia Women]
+* Library Hub Guide: [https://divinity.libguides.com/AWR/WikiProject Australian Women in Religion Project]
 * Article: [https://vox.divinity.edu.au/news/australian-women-in-religion-edit-a-thon/ Australian Women in Religion Edit-a-thon]
 * Read more on [[Wikimedia_Resident_and_Scholar_Program|the Wikimedia Resident and Scholar Program]]