Celebrate Women/Events/2024
Online
| Language(s) | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| en | March 08th, around 17h30 UTC. Check your time zone here. | Online | The Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees and Wikimedia collaborators will share a happy International Women's Day message live from New York. | https://www.youtube.com/@WikipediaWeekly |
| en, it, fi, ga, ta, as, bcl, tcy, bn, ht, ml, gu, sd, tl, sw, af, th, simple, pcm, hu, tt, cv, ba, mr, bs, kn, te, sat, mni, hi, or, pa, awa, hif, dga. | February 01 – 31 March | International contest in 40 Wikipedia languages | Feminism and Folklore 2024 is an annual celebration of cultural diversity and gender inclusivity on Wikipedia. | Feminism and Folklore 2024 |
| All languages | Ongoing | Online | Effort to translate improved and verified women's health content from English into as many other languages as possible. | Translation Dashboard |
| es, pt | March 1-31 | In person and online | ¡Alto! Mujeres haciendo historia (es) / Atenção, Mulheres fazendo história (pt)
#MH2024 |
(es) ¡Alto! Mujeres haciendo historia |
| es | February 24 | Online edit-a-thon | Editatona de la Campaña Solidaridad El Salvador 2024 with Wikimedistas El Salvador | Event:Art+Feminism 2024 Programming |
| es | March 1-31 | Online | Mujeres de la diversidad sexual (Wikiproyecto:LGBT+) | Wikiproject talk page |
| en | March 1-31 | Online | Women in Red | Art+Feminism |
| en | March 1-31 | Online | Women in Red | Alphabet Run: Q & R |
| en | March 1-31 | Online | Women in Red | Find Her! |
| en | Jan 1 – Dec 31 | Online | Women in Red | Women in Education |
| en | March and perennially | Categorization | Help populate Category:Women's firsts | User talk:Thinker78 |
| en, fr | March 16 to 31rst | Online | Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024 | Natacha LSP |
| fr | March 8 | In person and Online | Wikimousso | Yasield |
| many | March 1 to 31st | Online | ISA campaign | Access the campaign |
| zh, ko | March 2, 1700 GMT+8 (click for time conversion) | Online | Wiki Editing with Jessie, Art+Feminism ambassador | Event:Art+Feminism 2024 Programming |
| es | March 8, 12 pm GMT-3 (click for time conversion) | Online | Talk by Ileana Temi, Fundación Patagónicas en TEC. Organized by CIBELAE with the support of IJAN. | #8M: Hablemos de nuestra relación con las tecnologías para un futuro con igualdad de oportunidades |
| en | March 8, 1 pm ET (click for time conversion) | Online | Writing about Art (on Wikipedia) with art historian and wikimedian, Michaela Blanc and arts writer, Teri Henderson | Event:Art+Feminism 2024 Programming |
| en | March 28, 1 pm ET (click for time conversion) | Online | Wiki Editing for Movement Workers and Organizers | Event:Art+Feminism 2024 Programming |
| fi | March 4 to 10 st | Online | Women week weekly competition | Wikipedia:Viikon kilpailu/Viikon kilpailu 2024-10 |
| ga | March 8, 7 pm ET (click for time conversion) | Online | Eagaratón do Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan (Editing Event in Irish) | Wikimedia Community Ireland |
| it | March 1 to May 31st | Online | WikiDonne + various, Editing Event in Italian Wikibooks for Art + Feminism | Camelia/Profili di donne lucane |
| it | March 1 to June 30th | Online | WikiDonne + Biblioteca Italiana delle Donne, project for uploading women's signature in Commons | Il segno delle donne/Women's sign |
| it | March 1 to July 31st | Online | WikiDonne, Editing Event in Italian Wikibooks for Art + Feminism | Fumettiste italiane contemporanee/Italian women in comics |
| it | March 18th | Online | WikiDonne, Interviews and live streaming for Women in comics for Art + Feminism | YouTube link (TBD) |
| it | April 1 to 30th | Online | WikiDonne, Edit-a-thon in Italian Wikipedia for Art + Feminism | Art + Feminism 2024 |
| it | March 1-31 | Online | Italian Wikipedia volunteers. A writing month to create Wikipedia articles in Italian about women with 17 or more interlanguage links according to Wikidata. | Donne maggiori di diciassette (Women over seventeen) |
| es | March 8th | Online | Disertación de Ileana Temi, Fundación Patagónicas en TEC. Organiza CIBELAE con el respaldo de IJAN. | #8M: Hablemos de nuestra relación con las tecnologías para un futuro con igualdad de oportunidades |
| es | March 8 to 18th | Online | Wikiesfera | Campaign BBC Women 8M 2024 |
| as | March 8th to 17th | Onine | Assamese Wikisource : https://as.wikisource.org/ | Pranjyoti Nath and Dibya Dutta
Project Page: Celebrate Women Wikisource Edit-a-thon, 2024 |
| de | Nov 30th to March 8th | Online | Edit-a-thon | 100 Women Days |
| ro | February 23 – March 16, 2024 | Hybrid | Editing campaign | Wikimărțișor 2024 |
| en | March 10th-24th | Hybrid | Edit-a-thon | WikiGap Challenge 2024 |
| en | March 8th | Online | WikiAfrica Hourː Celebrate WikiWomen!
In celebration of International Women's Day, this special WikiAfrica Hour is a three-part salute to the gender-gap busting work within the Wikimedia movement. |
Wiki Africa Hour |
| fa | March 8th | online edit-a-thon | Activity will take place at Wikipedia in Farsi | Mardetanha |
| en, cz, sk | March 21st | online/ hybrid edit-a-thon | Activity will take place at US Embassy in Prague – US centre and online. This is the main edit-a-thon of Women's month at Wikipedia in Czech republic
Register here. |
Lucie Schubert (WMCZ)
Visit zeny.wikimedia.cz |
| as | March 8th to 18th | Onine | Assamese Wikipedia : https://as.wikipedia.org/ | Nayan Jyoti Nath, Dibya Dutta and Pranamika Adhikary
Project Page: As-Sat Interwiki Edit-a-thon, 2024 |
| th | March 8 – April 8 | Online edit-a-thon | Thai Wikipedia : https://th.wikipedia.org/ Thai Wikiquote : https://th.wikiquote.org/ |
B20180, Azoma and PhoenixShutter
Project Page: WikiGap 2024 |
| ca | March 8 | Online edit-a-thon | Catalan Wikipedia: | Amical Wikimedia
Project Page:ca:Viquiprojecte:Viquidones/40000 dones |
| pt | March 20 / from 10h-22h UTC | Online edit-a-thon | "Café e Edição" is an editing initiave on Wikipedia in Portuguese co-organized by Wiki Mulheres+, Wiki Editoras Lx, Art+Feminism. This initiave is part of Atenção! Mulheres Fazendo História campaign #MH2024 | https://meet.jit.si/wikimulheresmais |
| en, sw, ig, yo, fr, | March 26th - May 31st | Online Partners spotlights, trainings and Edit-a-thon | The African Wiki Women IWD - Inspire Inclusion 2024 Campaign! focus on enriching the representation of African women on Wikimedia projects and build a supportive community for female African Wikimedians by contributing to enhance Wikipedia articles and Wikidata entries on women's issues, aligning with the UN's theme "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress." | Event:Africa Wiki Women - International Women Day 2024 |
Africa
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Union States | English & French | Online | Regional | 22nd March – April 23rd, 2024 | Event:EmpowerHer Editathon 2024 | The Charter Project in collaboration with Code for Africa Wikimedia in Residence Community is hosting a month edithathon with a virtual launch to improve Wikipedia articles and Wikidata items on women in democracy, elections and governance within AU states. | Bukky658 (talk) 15:40, 13 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Art+Feminism | English | In-Person | Ghana | March | Wikimedia Commons | https://artandfeminism.org/panel/eco-digital-feminism-activating-change-in-the-intersection-of-gender-technology-and-environmental-justice/ | CoachAni (talk) 22:55, 16 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Morocco | Darija, Tamazight, Arabic | Fez |
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March 8th – 20th |
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Unveiling "Women Creators": An Exhibition of Arabic Calligraphy & Ornamentation
Opening: Friday, March 8th, 6:00 PM (runs until March 20th) Venue: Mohamed El Qasimi Gallery Celebrate the talents of women in art, featuring renowned figures like Professor Nadia Barchid and craftswoman Nadia Sakli. Organized by: Regional Directorate of Culture & the Kamalioun Association for Plastic Arts. |
TechMim (talk) 21:02, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Last Editing: 09:33PM, March 7 2024 (UTC) |
| Bénin | French, fonWikipedia | In-person Porto Novo | Porto Novo | March 9th |
Nous palerons de la Contribution sur la représentation des femmes et genre en Afrique à travers Wikipédia et de comment combler ce fossé |
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Contact Adoscam (talk) 13:46, 3 March 2024 (UTC) and Aimeabibis (talk) 10:07, 4 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nigeria | English, Yoruba, Hausa Igbo and Tyap | In-person ( Lagos)+ Remote ( 36 states in Nigeria) | Lagos | March 8th-31st | WikiGap Event,
It focuses on three main program; Symposium, Capacity development and Contest |
The Swedish Embassy in Nigeria partly supports the event and partners with the National Association of Women Journalists ( NAWOJ).
|
Contact Olaniyan Olushola (talk) 23:07, 17 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Nigeria | English | In-person | Abuja | March 21st | completed see slide & session recording | This presentation on behalf of Africa Wiki Women at the Day 2 of the WIFFEN festival hosted by Girl Voice Initiatives will draw inspiration from the theme of the festival: "Women, Culture, and Film". The in-person presentation aims to bridge the gap between Wiki and Film (Let's Connect Wiki to Film) by sharing my research findings on the existing content and data gaps within Wikimedia projects for female filmmakers. The goal is to ignite interest and advocacy for female filmmakers, fostering a shift in narrative representation. | |
| Tanzania | Swahili | Remote | Remote | 01 March – 31 March | She Said | Create content in the Swahili Wikiquote about Women. | Magotech (Open Space Tanzania) (talk) 19:43, 3 March 2024 (UTC) |
| DRC | Lingála, kikôngo | Kinshasa | Silikin Village | 25 May – 24 June | WikiGap, Art+Feminism | La question sur le genre est une préoccupation générale, pas seulement en RDC mais aussi au niveau mondial, constatant qu’il n’y a pas d’équilibre entre les hommes et les femmes, également sur Internet et notamment sur Wikipédia. Et justement WikiNkento en tant que groupe de travail soutenu par WikiLinguila, est dédié pour contribuer à briser cette fracture homme-femme. | Nicaciel (talk) 11:57, 7 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | french | Bingerville | Résidence Bamboo | 8 mars | Wikimousso ( Wikimédia Côte d'Ivoire | La Matinée contributive est une session de contribution organisée dans le but d'améliorer tous les articles des femmes épinglés par l'outils GAWA, ayant des statut particuliers : menace de suppression, pauvreté en sources, articles orphélins etc. | Yasield (talk) 11:45, 9 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Guinée Conakry | french | Conakry | Université Nongo Conakry | 23 mars | la quinzaine des autrices francophone ( Wikimédia Guinée Conakry | Les sans pagEs Guinée Conakry organisent une journée contributive sur la campagne quinzaine des autrices francophone dans le but d'améliorer ou créer des articles de femmes autrices sur Wikipedia et projet frère (Wikidata, wikimedia Commons etc. | M keita1321 ( M keita1321 talk) 09:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Tchad | french, Arabic | N'Djamena | Wenaklabs, Beitna | 23 mars, 30 mars | Wiki Gap | La journée contributive a pour but de mettre en lumière les femmes tchadiennes notables dans différents secteurs d'activités. | Abdallahbigboy (talk) 12:52, 20 March 2024 (UTC |
| Ghana | English | Hybrid | Ghana | March 8th to April 30th 2024 | Photo walk and edit-a-thon | Bridge gender gap by including indigenous African women on Wikipedia |
Asia
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Assamese | Online | Online | 08/03/2024 | wikisource edit-a-thon in Assamese wikisource | Project initiated by the Assamese Wikimedia Community, to celebrate the International Women's Day | Pranjyoti Nath and Dibya Dutta
Project Page: Celebrate Women Wikisource Edit-a-thon, 2024 |
| Philippines | Central Bikol, Tagalog | Pasacao, Camarines Sur | Pasacao, Camarines Sur | 16/03/2024 | Edit-a-thon | Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group | Kunokuno
Project Page: Arte+Feminismo |
| Indonesia | Indonesian and local languages | Online and in-person in Denpasar | Denpasar, Bali | 8-31 March | Edit-a-thon, talkshow, and meetups | Wikimedia Indonesia | Dian / WikiProject Women's Health in Women's Wiki Month |
| Philippines | Central Bikol, Tagalog | In-person and online in Naga City | Naga City, Camarines Sur | March 1-31, 2024 | Edit-a-thon and meet-up | PhilWiki Community | Daragang Nagueña
Project Page: PhilWiki Community/WikiGap Campaign Philippines 2024/WikiGap Challenge Philippines |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek | Tashkent | Tashkent | March 8, 2024 | Edit-a-thon and meet-up | Wikipedia Uzbekistan | |
| Turkey | tr | Istanbul | March 9th | Face to face | We'll meet at The Women's Library to edit WP articles about women and their work. Anyone can join. The program starts with online training for WP editing for beginners. | Register | |
| India | Assamese | Online | Online | March 8th to 18th | Edit-a-thon | Assamese Wikipedia : https://as.wikipedia.org/
Project Page: As-Sat Interwiki Edit-a-thon, 2024 |
Nayan Jyoti Nath and Dibya Dutta |
| Malaysia | Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, Kadazandusun, English | Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Tuaran, Sandakan, online | Multiple locations simultaneously and online | 11 March | Edit-a-thon, Workshop, Meetup | Collaboration between Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia with the Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia to create, translate, and improve articles on notable women. | Event page |
| Japan | Japanese | In-person at Yokohama and Online | Kanagawa Prefectural Library and Online | March 3-8, 2024 | WikiGap edit-a-thon | The in-person event focused on Japanese socialist feminist en:Yamakawa Kikue and the online event on WikiGap. | WikiGap Kanagawa Executive Committee Event page |
Europe
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Dutch, French, English | Antwerpen, Brugge, Gent, Leuven | Antwerpen, Brugge, Gent, Leuven | 8 March | Edit-a-thon | 4 concurrent locations; online participation is also possible, supported by the Events & Campaign dashboard. | Project page |
| France | French | Limoges, Toulouse, Paris, Lyon | diverse locations | editathon | Natacha LSP
Alacoolwiki | ||
| Switzerland | French | Geneva, Lausanne | Natacha LSP | ||||
| Switzerland | German | Schaffhausen, SH | Community Space SH | 8 March | Writing atelier | Kleine Schreibwerkstatt zu Frauenbiografien (Small writing workshop on women's biographies) | Lantus |
| Ireland | Gaeilge and English | Waterford | Waterford Library | 8th March | Wiki Women Erasmus+ Information Session and Podcast | Cailínréalta
info@wikimedia.ie | |
| Moldova (Republic of) | Romanian | Chișinău | B.P. Hașdeau Municipal Library in Chișinău | 14th March | Wikipedia activity | Wikimărțișor – improving Wikipedia pages of Women from Romania and Moldova | bmhasdeumd@gmail.com |
| The Netherlands | Dutch | Utrecht | WMNL office | 9th March | WikiZaterdag | Meer informatie | |
| Romania | Romanian | Brașov | Brașov County Library | 7th March | Wikipedia activity | Wikimărțișor – improving Wikipedia pages of Women from Romania and Moldova | wikiromd@gmail.com |
| Romania | Romanian | Bucharest | Seneca Anticafe | 10th March | Wikipedia activity | Wikimărțișor – improving Wikipedia pages of Women from Romania and Moldova | wikiromd@gmail.com |
| Spain | Spanish | Madrid | La Fabulosa Bookshop | 4th March | Wikipedia activity | "Abortion in Spain in Wikipedia" - | info@wikiesfera.org |
| Spain | Spanish | Madrid | EI Berta Cáceres, Orcasitas | 5th March | Workshop about gender-sensitive editing in Wikipedia | Wikiesfera and Culturia | reservas@culturia.es |
| Spain | Spanish | Madrid | IFEMA | 9th March | Talk at AULA (International Students Exhibition) | Wikiesfera and Institute of Women (Spain) | More info |
| Spain | Spanish | Sevilla | University of Seville | 14th March | Editatona STEM Women | Wikiesfera and AMIT | Sign up here |
| Albania and Kosovo | Albanian | Tirana
Prishtina |
Embassy of Sweden | March 6th and 7th | Editing Day | WikiGap | More info |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Lisbon | PENHA SCO | March 7th, 19:00 UTC | Commons workshop and collective 8M march posters making | Wiki Editoras LX | More info |
| France | French, English | Paris | Ecole Normale Supérieure | 23th March | Wikithon | Translating from English to French and improving pages of women of color | |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Lisbon | Alameda | March 8th, 17:45 UTC | Collective photo register of the 8M march and commons upload | Wiki Editoras LX | More info |
| Spain | Spanish | Guadix | Salón de Comisiones del Ayuntamiento de Guadix | 6th March | Edit-a-thon | Wikimedia España | More info |
| Spain | Spanish | La Zubia | Biblioteca municipal | 7th March | Edit-a-thon | Wikimedia España | More info |
| Spain | Spanish | Madrid | Biblioteca del Museo Reina Sofía | 16th March | Edit-a-thon | Wikimedia España | More info |
| Spain | Spanish, Basque | March 01 – May 05 | WikiEmakumeok + Maitane Azurmendi | Portraits of women from Duranguesado | |||
| Spain | Spanish, Basque | March 04, 06, 09, 14, 21 | WikiEmakumeok | Documental about the genealogy of WikiEmakumeok | |||
| Spain | Spanish, Basque, English, Extremaduran | Cáceres | Biblioteca del Museo Helga de Alvear | March 08th, 17:30 | Edit-a-thon | Wikimedia España + WikiEmakumeok + OSCEC | Por + artistas contemporáneas en Wikipedia desde el Museo Helga de Alvear |
| Czech Republic | Czech, Slovak | Prague | Czech Academy of Sciences | March 05th, 14:00 | Edit-a-thon "Women in Science" | WMCZ + Czech Academy of Sciences – Physical department | Lucie Schubert (WMCZ)
Visit zeny.wikimedia.cz |
| Czech Republic | Czech, Slovak | Prague | American Centre in Prague – US Embassy | March 21st, 15:00 | Edit-a-thon (hybrid) | WMCZ + US Embassy in Prague
This is the main edit-a-thon of Women's month at Wikipedia in Czech republic Register here. |
Lucie Schubert (WMCZ)
Visit zeny.wikimedia.cz |
| United Kingdom | English | Leeds | Leeds City Museum | March 16th, 11:45 | Workshop | Making trans histories public with Wikipedia (book here) | User:Lajmmoore |
Latin America
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | Spanish | Online | March 1-31 | Desafío de edición | Desafío Uruguay: derechos de las mujeres | ||
| Uruguay | Spanish | Montevideo | Casa de las Ciudadanas | March 5, 12 and 19 | Club de edición | Event:Derechos de las mujeres en Uruguay | |
| Colombia | Spanish | Bogotá | 8th March | Photo Walk | Sara Idarraga (WMCO) | ||
| México | Spanish | Zapopan | Museo de Are Zapopan | March 4 | Editatona | Sign up here | |
| México | Spanish | Ciudad de México | Presencial: Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo y Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco
Online |
March 9 | Editatona | More info | |
| México | Spanish | La Paz | Secretaría de Bienestar | March 15 | Editatona | More info | |
| México | Spanish | San Luis Potosi | Museo Laberinto de las Ciencias y las Artes | March 23 | Editatona | More info | |
| Argentina | Spanish | La Plata | Biblioteca Pública de la Universdad Nacional de La Plata | March 11 | Editatona | Mujeres y disidencias en la Universidad: Visibilizando sus trayectorias en Wikipedia | |
| Bolivia | Spanish | Santa Cruz | Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra | March 8th | Editatona | Contacto:
Facultad de Derecho / Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra +591 3464000 Atención: Estefani Cabrera (Docente) |
Middle East
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Levant | Arabic | Online | Online | 8 March | Editathon | Category: "Women of Gaza" | Mervat |
| The Levant (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine) | Arabic | Online | Online | 08/03/2024 | Editing competition and podcast | this project will be done by Wikimedians of the Levant User Group | Rotana Nawwaf Al Hasanat : Rotenawwaf23@gmail.com |
| Palestine | Arabic | Ramallah | Ramallah, birzeit university | 09/03/2024 | Edit-a-thon | this activity will be done by Wiki Palestine: Wiki Palestine/International Women's Day | batoul84
|
| Egypt | Arabic | Online | Online | 8-10 March | Editathon | Category:"Egyptian Women Academics" Egyptian Women Academics |
Walaa |
| United Arab Emirates | Arabic | Physical | intercontinental Dubai, Emirates LitFest 2024 | 31 Jan – 7 Feb | Edit-a-thon | This edit-a-thon was organized by the Wikimedians of UAE User Group. Participated in Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Upload photos of women authors and figures on Wikimedia Commons and creating Wikiquote pages for women authors. | Serine |
| United Arab Emirates | Arabic | English | Sharjah | University of Sharjah, Sharjah | 17 April 2024 | Edit-a-thon | Competition | This event will be organized by the Wikimedians of UAE User Group and it will focus on creating Wikiquote pages on women. | Serine |
North America
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
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Oceania
| Country | Language(s) | City | Location | When | Type of event | Notes | Contact / URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | English | Canberra | National Gallery of Australia | 16 March 2024 | Editathon | A partnership between Wikimedia Australia and the National Gallery of Australia as part of the Know My Name initiative to increase representation of women and gender diverse artists. | BindiS
https://nga.gov.au/events/know-my-name-wikipedia-editathon-2024/ |
| Australia | English | Melbourne | Women's Art Register, Richmond Library | 9 March 2024 | Editathon | A regular editathon for International Women's Day using the Women's Art Register works and hard copy archive to edit Wikipedia and amplify the voices of Australian women artists and designers. | Pru.mitchell
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/art-feminism-wiki-edit-a-thon-tickets-783880426457 |
| Australia | English | Mornington Peninsula (Victoria) | Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery | 10 February 2024 | Editathon | A partnership between Wikimedia Australia, The National Gallery of Australia and Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery for Know My Name – Making women count. The Know My Name touring exhibition is at the Mornington Peninsula from 25 Nov 2023 – 18 Feb 2024. | Aliceinthealice
https://mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Events/Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon-Making-women-count |