Wikipedia has a huge gender equality problem – here’s why it matters

By Núria Ferran-Ferrer, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, Universitat de Barcelona (UB); Director of the PhD Programme in Information and Communication; and Rector’s Delegate for the Direction of the Equality Unit., Universitat de Barcelona

Wikipedia is one of the world’s most influential knowledge platforms. Ranking among the top ten most-visited websites globally – just after Google and YouTube – it attracts over six billion monthly visits, and offers content in nearly 300 languages.

Often perceived as a democratic space where anyone can edit and contribute, Wikipedia remains a battleground for ideological debates. Despite right-wing criticism of its “woke” agenda, a persistent…

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