New Year, New Goals! And this year we’re aiming high: we want to Hack The Gender Gap.

Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website in the world. It’s simple: we all used it when searching for information about a famous person or a historical event.

But did you know that only 17% of Wikipedia bio’s were about women?

It’s a woefully inaccurate reflection of women’s achievements. And we’ve got great news: you can help.

BeCentral & Wikimedia Belgium are thrilled to invite you to “Hack The Gender Gap”, a unique event where we’ll join forces to add women’s profiles on Wikipedia. And believe us, the feeling you get out is simply BRILLIANT: You learn about some extraordinary kick-ass women and you empower them by recognizing their work.

Here’s what’s going to happen:

18h20 - 18h50: Registrations

18h50 - 18h55 : Welcome by BeCentral

18h55 - 19H05: Speech by Didier Gossuin, Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Economy & Employment.

19h05 - 19h10 : Speech by Loubna Azghoud, Women In Tech Brussels

19h10 - 19h30 : Keynote

19h30 - 21h00 : Creation of profiles in smaller groups.

21h00 - 21h30: Closing drink & Results.

FAQ:

1. Are they any requirements to attend the events? Absolutely not! Most of us never edited Wikipedia before so we will take you through all the steps. You don’t need experience, nor knowledge on the theme.

2. You need to bring your OWN LAPTOP!

3. You need to create your Wikipedia account beforehand. It takes 2 minutes ;)

4. If you admire a woman in particular, we'll teach you how to create her profile. If not, we have plenty of names in stock for you! (Women In Tech, Women in Democracy, Women in Literature, ect.).

5. Registrations are free of charge but mandatory. Psssss: Food & Drinks are included!

So, are you ready to change the world one profile at a time?

See you there <3