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Group aims to redress gender balance on Wikipedia

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The Wikipedia logo on a computer screen Source: SBS

A group of Australian women working in the health and science sector are joining a global effort to ensure the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia bridges the gender divide. It comes as the free website admits to having only a fraction of pages on notable females, in comparison to a plethora on famous men.


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By Beth Smoleniec, Cassandra Bain

Presented by Olga Klepova

Source: SBS




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A group of Australian women working in the health and science sector are joining a global effort to ensure the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia bridges the gender divide. It comes as the free website admits to having only a fraction of pages on notable females, in comparison to a plethora on famous men.



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