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Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history

  • Written by Tamar Carroll, Associate Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology
Less than a third of biographical entries on Wikipedia are about women. aradaphotography/shutterstock.com

Movements like #MeToo are drawing increased attention to the systemic discrimination facing women in a range of professional fields, from Hollywood and journalism to banking and government.

Discrimination is also a problem on user-driven sites...

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