Gender gap through time and space: A journey through Wikipedia biographies via the Wikidata Human Gender Indicator
- Authors
- Konieczny, Piotr; Klein, Maximilian
- Issue Date
- Dec-2018
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
- Keywords
- Data mining; demographics; gender gap; Wikidata; Wikipedia
- Citation
- NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY, v.20, no.12, pp.4608 - 4633
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- SSCI
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- Journal Title
- NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 4608
- End Page
- 4633
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/5057
- DOI
- 10.1177/1461444818779080
- ISSN
- 1461-4448
- Abstract
- In this study, we investigate how quantification of Wikipedia biographies can shed light on worldwide longitudinal gender inequality trends, a macro-level dimension of human development. We present the Wikidata Human Gender Indicator (WHGI), located within a set of indicators allowing comparative study of gender inequality through space and time, the Wikipedia Gender Indicators (WIGI), based on metadata available through the Wikidata database. Our research confirms that gender inequality is a phenomenon with a long history, but whose patterns can be analyzed and quantified on a larger scale than previously thought possible. Through the use of Inglehart-Welzel cultural clusters, we show that gender inequality can be analyzed with regard to world's cultures. We also show a steadily improving trend in the coverage of women and other genders in reference works.
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