# gender bias on Wikipedia

> gender gap problem in Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects

**Wikidata**: [Q17002416](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17002416)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gender-bias-on-wikipedia

## Summary

Gender bias on Wikipedia is a documented issue that was formally established on January 1, 2010 [1]. This designation marks the specific date when the phenomenon was recognized within the context of the encyclopedia's history.


## References

1. [Source](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Insights/2018_Report#Diversity_of_contributors_on_the_Wikimedia_projects_seems_to_remain_unchanged.)
2. [Source](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/business/media/31link.html?_r=0)
3. [Female scientists’ pages keep disappearing from Wikipedia—what’s going on?](https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/female-scientists-pages-keep-disappearing-from-wikipedia-whats-going-on/3010664.article)