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This department is the temporary home for the Countering Systemic Gender Bias department of Project Gender studies.
In correcting gender bias on Wikipedia, take particular consideration of the following examples of perceived sexism:
General things you can do to correct gender bias and improve any article:
Correct article content that displays a gender bias, or where the work of relevant Gender Studies researchers is not discussed (yet should be).
Change usage of the terms "Miss" or "Mrs." to "Ms." or, preferably, remove the terms entirely.
Be sure that references to a person's height and/or weight are in line with the subject's notability. Generally height/weight are considered irrelevant except in the cases of athletes and models. References to such information should often be removed.
If possible, locate or contribute positive images of women. Sometimes the images selected to represent women can be among the most sexualized.
Change possessive terminology. Referring to someone as the "wife of" (or "husband of") someone else may imply possession by that other person but it also erodes their notability as a subject. Terminology such as "is married to" maintains the person's notability, and keeps the focus on the person being described.
To participate in Countering Systemic Gender Bias please add your name to the membership list for our parent project Countering Systemic Bias here.
Additionally you may wish to add the Countering Systemic Bias user box to your user page (see templates section below).
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This Wikipedia page has been superseded by Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias and is retained primarily for historical reference. |
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This department is the temporary home for the Countering Systemic Gender Bias department of Project Gender studies.
In correcting gender bias on Wikipedia, take particular consideration of the following examples of perceived sexism:
General things you can do to correct gender bias and improve any article:
Correct article content that displays a gender bias, or where the work of relevant Gender Studies researchers is not discussed (yet should be).
Change usage of the terms "Miss" or "Mrs." to "Ms." or, preferably, remove the terms entirely.
Be sure that references to a person's height and/or weight are in line with the subject's notability. Generally height/weight are considered irrelevant except in the cases of athletes and models. References to such information should often be removed.
If possible, locate or contribute positive images of women. Sometimes the images selected to represent women can be among the most sexualized.
Change possessive terminology. Referring to someone as the "wife of" (or "husband of") someone else may imply possession by that other person but it also erodes their notability as a subject. Terminology such as "is married to" maintains the person's notability, and keeps the focus on the person being described.
To participate in Countering Systemic Gender Bias please add your name to the membership list for our parent project Countering Systemic Bias here.
Additionally you may wish to add the Countering Systemic Bias user box to your user page (see templates section below).
User box
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Template:User CSB}} |
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