Within the Worldwide Women’s Day occasion, the names of women from varied occupational teams that aren’t on Wikipedia had been added by the members.
Finland’s Ankara Ambassador Nina Vaskunlahti, talking on the occasion held in Cer Trendy in cooperation with the Finnish Embassy and Flying Broom Women’s Communication and Analysis Affiliation, mentioned that efforts to develop democracy and gender equality in Finland have been made for almost a century.
Explaining the alternatives supplied to women in his nation, Vaskunlahti famous that roughly 48 p.c of the workforce in Finland is women.
“It’s a well-documented and well-known truth that there’s a gender bias in Wikipedia. Tomorrow, March 8, Worldwide Women’s Day, Finnish Wikipedians will come collectively in Helsinki at an occasion organized in collaboration with the Kiesma Museum of Up to date Artwork and the Helsinki College Library.” Ambassador Vaskunlahti, impressed by this, acknowledged that they organized this occasion at Cer Trendy.
Vaskunlahti acknowledged that solely 19 p.c of the biography articles within the Finnish media on Wikipedia are about women, and this case isn’t very totally different in Turkey.
Vaskunlahti mentioned that she met individuals who actively confront women’s issues in Turkey. “The entire society ought to work collectively and contribute to the empowerment of women” mentioned.
Flying Broom Board Member Selen Doğan and Social Media Supervisor Onur Mete additionally gave speeches on the occasion.
After the speeches, a few of the members added the previous basketball participant Gülseren Gönül, director Belmin Söylemez and sculpture artist Füsun Onur to Wikipedia, with technical info from Wikipedia volunteers.
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