Wiki Women in Religion: Editathon Publicly Engaged Scholarship Addressing Systemic Bias in Online Resources

"This Editathon explores the role of Wikipedia in publicly engaged scholarship and education. It discusses the opportunities for publications in a scholarly, peer reviewed book series for biographies of women in religion. It tackles the difficulties of fostering cross-cultural partnerships with participants from around the world. And it discusses the role of new technologies, including AI, in knowledge production. The Editathon will have hands on experience using Wikipedia in both hour sessions plus time for Q&A. No experience necessary to attend. All are welcome.

This Editathon is sponsored by the Women in Religion Wiki User Group, launched in 2018 as a joint effort of the Women’s Caucus of the AAR/SBL and the Parliament of the World’s Religions. We seek to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives of cis and transgender women scholars, activists, and practitioners in the world's religious, spiritual, and wisdom traditions and write women back into history, especially those who have made an impact in their faith and religious communities."