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How academic institutions can help to close Wikipedia’s gender gap

The world’s largest online encyclopedia mirrors society’s bias towards male achievements. Employers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine can help to change that.
  1. Farah Qaiser

    1. Farah Qaiser is the director of research and policy at Evidence for Democracy, based in the greater Toronto area, Canada, and a member of the 500 Women Scientists leadership team.

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  2. Maryam Zaringhalam

    1. Maryam Zaringhalam is a molecular biologist based in Washington DC, who now works in science policy, communication and advocacy, and is a member of the 500 Women Scientists leadership team.

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  3. Francesca Bernardi

    1. Francesca Bernardi is an assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts, a co-founder of the WPI Wikipedia Editing Community and a member of the 500 Women Scientists leadership team.

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  4. Jess Wade

    1. Jess Wade is a research fellow at Imperial College London who works on organic light-emitting diodes and sensors, and is a member of 500 Women Scientists.

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  5. Emily Pinckney

    1. Emily Pinckney is the executive director at 500 Women Scientists and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01456-x

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