Kelly Doyle, Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity at West Virginia University

Abstract

Kelly Doyle is the Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity at West Virginia University. In this role, Doyle works to raise awareness about the editor and content based gender gap on Wikipedia and helps bridge the gap between Wikipedians, academics, and students. During her presentation, Doyle discussed editing the world’s largest source of Open Access materials, with particular attention paid to pages about women whose achievements are often overlooked.