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Gender Bias In Writing For Wikipedia
Writing for Wikipedia could be a problem for female contributors. The fact is that the majority of contributors on the site are male. A small group of the male contributors hunt for the female contributor's voice and quickly take aim and fire off at their writing style. Surprisingly, this gender bias actually exist on the site. However, don't blame Wikipedia. They encourage all writers to join their community. The site definitely needs more female writers and their slant on topics. Here is some timely advice for female contributors.

Gender Bias
The fact is that gender bias is still alive on the Internet. It is still alive on Wikipedia too. Studies show that men like to keep the articles focused on the male slant on topics. Therefore, some

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