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

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

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He should focus on more important things, like the city’s murder and crime rate:

I think the women in London would be much better off and would feel more equal if you focused on the rape problem https://t.co/LzaZnliNlA

— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) June 12, 2018

Got that stabbing problem under control I see https://t.co/oNOkki76SW

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 12, 2018

74 murder investigations in London this year and Sadiq's worrying about who edits Wikipedia.
Absolutely mental. https://t.co/dmPJQkUrxw

— Tim Dawson (@Tim_R_Dawson) June 12, 2018

Good to know London has solved all its problems so they can focus on important garbage like this. https://t.co/aaB7zXrxYX

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) June 12, 2018

Come on Sadiq… priorities… https://t.co/yyTUqCIKaz

— Jack Mendel (@Mendelpol) June 12, 2018

https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/1006577164442001408

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