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'''Wikigender''' is your '''''one-stop-resource''''' on [[Archive.org:20151102060814/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/Gender_equality|gender equality]]. The website, which was launched by the [http://www.OECD.org/dev/ OECD Development Centre] in March 2008, provides a rich base of detailed {{tag|country}} reports, {{tag|Statistics|statistical}} data, and in-depth analyses of current and emerging {{tag|gender}} topics.  What is more, the platform allows you to be an active part of the Wikigender {{tag|community}}, augmenting and improving available information through comments, [[edit]]s or new material that you can draft or upload into this {{tag|knowledge}} base.

Wikigender tries to gather empirical evidence and identify adequate statistics to measure gender equality. In this respect, Wikigender serves as a pilot project for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [[Archive.org:20140726060921/http://Wikigender.org/index.php/Global_Project_on_Measuring_the_Progress_of_Societies|Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies]]. Based on the work of the OECD [[Archive.org:20130923091729/http://Wikigender.org/index.php/Gender,_Institutions_and_Development_Data_Base|Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base]], Wikigender aims to highlight the importance of [[Archive.org:20090609073014/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/Social_institutions|social institutions]] such as norms, traditions and cultural practices that impact on gender equality.

Wikigender is open to everyone. Whether you are a [[:Category:Student|student]], a [[:Category:Professional|professional]] working in an international {{tag|Government}}al organisation or in a non-governmental {{tag|organisation}}, in a think tank, in a {{tag|research}} {{tag|institute}} or a statistical office.... you can access all resources provided on this website and use its contents for your own needs.

In order to improve the information on this site, we invite your active participation: either by providing comments and suggestions, or by contributing new articles. We particularly encourage you to browse through the wanted pages section that contains articles that still need to be written.  More information on how to discuss or edit articles can be found in our [[Archive.org:20151208141825/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/Help:Contents|Frequently Asked Questions]], including how to [[Archive.org:20151208004405/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/Special:UserLogin|create an account]].

If you decide to contribute to this project, we kindly ask you to follow a set of [[Archive.org:20150907121013/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/Help:Guidelines_for_content_on_Wikigender|Policies and Conventions]]. Please do not infringe copyright.  Wikigender initially used the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GFDL).[https://web.Archive.org/web/20150924154036/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/wikigender.org:License] Everything you contribute must be compatible with that license. It subsequently transferred to the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 unported license}} (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0).

Websites based on “wiki” technology invite the public to modify the content displayed on the pages. It is therefore important to have mechanisms in place that ensure high quality of information. Wikigender has implemented several of these mechanisms and created an effective '''[[Archive.org:20150907120828/http://www.Wikigender.org/index.php/wikigender.org:Quality_Control_System|quality control system]]'''.

Wikigender is open to collaborate in the maintenance of the site with other [[:Category:Organisation|organisations]] and initiatives.  We look forward to welcoming new partners seeking to join this project. Our aim is to build an active community that uses and regularly updates this website. Inivited partners include other international organisations, NGOs, and research institutes. We particularly look forward to welcoming partners from the developing world.  Contact us at '''mailto:[email protected]'''.