Franklin Women

Franklin Women is an Australian professional community dedicated to supporting women working across the health and medical research ecosystem.

Our Partnership

On Thursday, July 25th, 2019, Franklin Women partnered with Wikimedia Australia to contribute to the improvement of the online representation of women. An edit-a-thon was hosted, attended by 30 editors, with the goal of increasing the visibility of women who have made significant contributions to the health and medical research sector. During the event, participants learned to edit Wikipedia and collectively created 21 new articles.

In 2023, Franklin Women launched More Than A Day, a video series aimed at empowering women globally to contribute to Wikipedia. The series has garnered over 2,000 views on YouTube.

Awards

In 2023, Wikimedia Australia proudly awarded the inaugural Craig Franklin Award to Franklin Women for their outstanding efforts in enhancing the online representation of women in health and medical research through Wikipedia.

Events

Edit-a-thon for women in health and medical research — Thursday 25 July 2019
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Franklin Women Wikipedia Edit-a-thon — Thursday 7 April 2022
Franklin Women is excited to be hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on World Health Day to increase the online representation of women working in health and medical research.

Project Dashboards

Media

July 25, 2019 Most Wikipedia profiles are about men - these women in Australia are hoping to change that- SBS News video article by Cassandra Bain about the Franklin Women Edit-a-thon at the University of Sydney
July 25, 2019 Boosting visibility of women in STEMM, one Wiki entry at a time - Sydney Morning Herald article by Wendy Tuohy
July 25, 2019 Combatting gender bias on Wikipedia - ABC Radio RN Drive presented by Patricia Karvelas with Guest: Dr Sarah Frost
July 26, 2019 Australian researchers join global movement to improve visibility of women in STEM - ABC feature article by Brooke Wylie and Olivia Willis on the Franklin Women's Edit-a-thon at the University of Sydney
August 24, 2019 Wikipedia Is Sexist, But We're Trying To Fix It - 10 Daily article by Melina Georgousakis on the Franklin Women's initiatives

Reports

5 Years of Franklin Women Impact Report - 'Boosting visibility of Australia’s best scientists.' A case study about the 2019 Wikipedia edit-a-thon is featured on page 11 of this 2020 impact report.