There’s no doubt that women have made foundational contributions to the arts and sciences throughout history, but on the world’s go-to encyclopedia, those contributions remain systematically underrepresented and underrecognized. In an era when an online search surfaces or draws directly from the content on Wikipedia, gaps in women’s achievements threaten to harden into algorithmic blind spots, shaping what future generations understand to be true about the world.
But thanks to new support from Every Page Foundation, hundreds of postsecondary student editors working on Wikipedia assignments in fall 2026 and spring 2027 terms will lend their efforts to closing this ongoing gender gap.
“Significant contributions to the arts and sciences by women span every era and geography, yet are still often deliberately missing or carelessly overlooked in the spaces where people go to learn,” said Dr. Breea Govenar, Executive Director of Every Page Foundation. “EPF is happy to partner with Wiki Education to support students in making a widely accessible online resource more balanced, while also forging valuable research and writing skills that they’ll be able to put to use in any endeavor, even after they leave the classroom.”
Every Page Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving as a resource and strategic partner for social and environmental justice by advancing gender equity, has partnered with Wiki Education through a one-year grant to help ensure women’s representation on Wikipedia.
Guided by our resources and staff, higher education students across the country will examine knowledge gaps and biases on Wikipedia, then research and write new content documenting women’s achievements in the arts and sciences as an integrated part of their coursework.
Students will develop lasting skills in research, source evaluation, and writing for a public audience while gaining hands-on experience in knowledge production that extends far beyond the classroom.
We’re grateful to Every Page Foundation for their commitment to this critical work and excited for the impact ahead.
Interested in incorporating a Wikipedia Assignment into your course? Visit teach.wikiedu.org to learn more about the free resources, digital tools, and staff support that Wiki Education offers to postsecondary instructors in the United States and Canada.
