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Diversity: Yale Brown Andrew Lih

Studies indicate that Wikipedia contributors are predominantly male, with only 13% of editors being female according to a 2008 survey by the Wikimedia Foundation. In response, U.S. universities like Yale and Brown have implemented programs to encourage female participation by offering college credit for contributions related to women in science and technology. Additionally, there is a noted underrepresentation of African editors on the platform.

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Diversity: Yale Brown Andrew Lih

Studies indicate that Wikipedia contributors are predominantly male, with only 13% of editors being female according to a 2008 survey by the Wikimedia Foundation. In response, U.S. universities like Yale and Brown have implemented programs to encourage female participation by offering college credit for contributions related to women in science and technology. Additionally, there is a noted underrepresentation of African editors on the platform.

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Diversity

Several studies have shown that most Wikipedia contributors are male. Notably, the results of a
Wikimedia Foundation survey in 2008 showed that only 13 percent of Wikipedia editors were female.
[133]
 Because of this, universities throughout the United States tried to encourage women to become
Wikipedia contributors. Similarly, many of these universities, including Yale and Brown, gave college
credit to students who create or edit an article relating to women in science or technology. [134] Andrew
Lih, a professor and scientist, wrote in The New York Times that the reason he thought the number
of male contributors outnumbered the number of females so greatly was because identifying as a
woman may expose oneself to "ugly, intimidating behavior". [135] Data has shown that Africans are
underrepresented among Wikipedia editors.[136]

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