User:MCruz (WMF)/Sandbox/Gender Gap/FAQ
This FAQ is intended to provide helpful background to discussions about the Gender Gap, and to make it easy to link people to commonly-needed information.
How many women are there on Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects)?
[edit]Differences by language and country
[edit]Retention patterns
[edit]Other demographics
[edit]Are “women’s” subjects under-represented on Wikipedia?
[edit]Why is under-representation a problem?
[edit]Why do so few women edit Wikipedia?
[edit]Less available time
[edit]Difficult-to-navigate rules
[edit]Aggressive and unwelcoming behaviour
[edit]Lack of confidence/assertiveness
[edit]Harassment
[edit]Are there actual cases of women who don't edit because of the above problems?
[edit]What efforts have been made, or could be made to address the gender gap?
[edit]Former or existing Wikimedia efforts
[edit]Women’s groups
[edit]Discussion forums
[edit]Conferences and events
[edit]Being more hospitable
[edit]Countering harassment
[edit]Edit-a-thons
[edit]WikiProjects
[edit]Surveys
[edit]What efforts have been tried outside of Wikipedia?
[edit]There are a variety of efforts that have been made in other communities which have a similar lack of women, which we might want to consider in future. Here is a summary of some of the most common.