Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
WIKITHON 2025
Wifi network
Network: Amazone Guests
Password: Fem1210
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Timing
18u
Technical check, main hub (Amazone) is online, candidates can already connect.
18u30
Start event. Digital hubs are connected. A brief introduction on the event is given.
18u45
A brief training in English ensures that all participants are provided with the necessary tools to update Wikipedia pages.
19u
Start of our Wikithon! Participants create or update as many Wikipedia pages as possible regarding female role models. Time for fun & change!
20u30
End of the Wikithon. The numbers are verified and the impact of the evening is shared.
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Wikipedia and role models
April 24th: international girls in ICT day - the importance of easily accessible role models
Less than 15% of Wikipedia contributors are female
Women make up only 17% of published biographies
Systematic gender bias in language, numbers, etc.
Wikipedia is too much a platform by men, for men.
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Preparatory steps
Add yourself to our event page by logging in or creating an account
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Preparatory steps
Surf to our dashboard to assign articles and see progress
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Preparatory steps
Choose your subjects through our action sheet or your interests
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Preparatory steps
After choosing your subject, assign the article to yourself on the dashboard
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Preparatory steps
OPTION 1: an article that already exists, and you want to change
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Preparatory steps
OPTION 1: an article that already exists, and you want to change
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Preparatory steps
OPTION 2: an article that does not exist in your language or at all
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Preparatory steps
OPTION 2: an article that does not exist in your language or at all
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Preparatory steps
Assigning an article to yourself via the dashboard
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Contributing to Wikipedia
3 ways to contribute
→ Editing or prolonging existing articles
→ Translating existing articles into a new language
→ Creating a new article
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Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
What can you do?
Correct errors, ameliorate lay-out, add paragraphs, add images…
→ Surf to our dashboard and click on ‘assign myself an article’
→ Click on ‘search Wikipedia for an article’ and select your choice
! Do not forget to change the language of the page you’re looking for
→ On the home page, you can now find the article under ‘My articles’
→ Click on ‘article’. You can now edit the page directly in Wikipedia
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
In case the dashboard is down, you can also do this directly via Wikipedia
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Editing or prolonging existing articles
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Translating existing articles into a new language
What can you do?
Translate all articles that are indicated as ‘absent’ in their respective language.
This happens DIRECTLY in Wikipedia, not through the dashboard.
→ Go to the Wikipedia page in an existing language
→ Click on the top right ‘languages’
→ Click on ‘Add language’ and afterwards on ‘Translate this page’
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Translating existing articles into a new language
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Translating existing articles into a new language
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Creating a new article
→ Surf to our dashboard
→ Assign an article to yourself
→ Create a draft via a personal word document or your sandbox
→ Surf to Wikipedia in the preferred language
→ Search for your page (it will not exist)
→ Click on ‘create a draft and submit for review’
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Creating a new article
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Creating a new article
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Creating a new article
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Contributing to Wikipedia
Creating a new article
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Tips & tricks
General Principles
Neutral point of view
Always keep it factual and neutral
No original research
Always use verifiable sources
Notability
The subject must be notable
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Tips & tricks
Trusted sources
Use reliable sources
Reputable media outlets, academic journals, books,etc.
Secondary > Primary sources
Secondary sources (e.g., news articles, academic analysis) are better than primary ones (e.g., press releases or interviews)
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Tips & tricks
Personal connection and conflict of interest
Avoid editing about yourself or your organization
Instead, suggest edits on the article’s Talk page or use Wikipedia's Articles for Creation (AfC) process
If you must be involved, be transparent
Use neutral language and focus on verifiable, cited content only.
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Tips & tricks
Writing and formatting
Use inline citations
Every significant claim should be backed by a citation
Use a clear structure
Typical sections include:
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Tips & tricks
Checklist before publishing an article
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Links
Important documents that can help you
Other useful links
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Helplines
Unsure of what to do? We have multiple helplines!
-> Check the documentation (playbook, quick guide, etc.). Most procedures are explained in detail.
-> Use the Teams-chat. We will monitor it closely throughout the evening.
-> Private connection with experts. If your question cannot be answered via chat, we will establish a private connection with one of our experts to solve the problem one-on-one.
Women in STEM, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Good luck!