In celebration of Coming Out Day (October 11, 2021), 500 Women Scientists has partnered with the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) to organize a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to increase the representation of LGBTQ+ professionals in STEM. Since Wikipedia is “the world’s largest free encyclopedia,” we want to add more LGBTQ+ visibility to the website to highlight work done in the community. We invite editors from all specialities and backgrounds to contribute new articles and highlight profiles of LGBTQ+ professionals in STEM. Learn more on ASEE’s website.

Dates

Work Day

Oct. 8, 1-4 pm EST

Work with other editors to create or edit an article with supportive guidance from your peers. You can select someone from our list of profiles or add a new person to the list who meets Wikipedia’s notability criteria . 

Celebration Day

Oct. 11, 4-5 pm EST

We will be celebrating Coming Out Day by highlighting the profiles created on Work Day. 

Partners