Extra posting : How did Wikipedia tried to improve the number of women editors? HanBin Bae

Usually, women use SNS more than men do. And I saw many women posting messages. For instance, Facebook and Instagram have a higher percentage of women. Promoting Wikipedia on such social networking sites would give more women access. I think it will increase the rate of Wikipedia usage.

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