Wikipedia is growing, and it needs ‘more women’ on its website.

Contributions from people like you make the site grow. Now, they’re asking for special contributions from the internet.

Here’s more about the project, and what you can do with it.

Wikipedia: more women on Wiki

The world’s biggest encyclopedia needs more contributions from people like you.

Stories about women (and by women).

According to their website, they’re putting out a call for stories, histories, and contexts. You can contribute if you have an internet connection, and the right things to add.

Women on Wikipedia

Wikipedia Needs More Women, says the Wikimedia Foundation.

The world’s biggest encyclopedia says it has a gender gap, which needs more women to contribute to its website.

Something to add?

Something to say?

Contribute today.

Wikipedia statistics

According to the Wikimedia Foundation, only 19% of all biographies on Wikipedia are about women’ and ‘only 13% of Wikipedia editors identify as women’.

The internet has a gender gap, and writing doesn’t cover enough female articles and biographies.

Writing by (and about) women helps to close the gap.

Make your mark and contribute to Wiki.

How to contribute

Contribute to the world’s largest encyclopedia.

All it takes is a free account. You can also contribute anonymously. Write about anything, including important women of Southern Africa and their world contributions.

Wikipedians have made more than 1 million contributions.

Add your voice, and help the world learn more.

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