After not solving knife crime, Mayor of London pivots to fighting gender inequality on Wikipedia

Greg P. | 3:28 PM on June 12, 2018

At this point we can’t tell if the Mayor of London’s twitter feed is a parody account or not. Check out his latest demanding gender equality on Wikipedia:

The vast majority of Wikipedia editors are men – and just 17% of its biographies are of women. We’re calling on Londoners to help us redress this gender imbalance and ensure women’s stories are fully represented online https://t.co/Q98QoJFEH2 #BehindEveryGreatCity

— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) June 12, 2018

So, the mayor wants more women working for free? That will make it equal?

I consider the fact that Wikipedia editors trend heavily male a credit to womankind https://t.co/N4MdAoQtUq

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) June 12, 2018

"Why aren't there more women Wikipedia editors" is an interesting take considering Wikipedia editors are basically rubes who work for free.

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) June 12, 2018

And how exactly does he expect to fix Wikipedia on gender equality among articles when the “bulk of humanity did/currently does live in heavily patriarchal societies”?

As for 17% of its biographies being of women, I guess I wonder what they think the ideal percentage should be? Wikipedia reflects reality, and the reality in that the bulk of humanity did/currently does live in heavily patriarchal societies.

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) June 12, 2018