Category talk:Women scientists
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[edit] Grammar
The term "women scientists" is grammatically atrocious. Can't we make this "female scientists"? I suppose the incorrect use of "women" as an adjective is so firmly entrenched in Wikipedia's categories that this would require a major overhaul, though.
[edit] Keep or Delete?
After reading the relevant discussion and determining that my comments should be posted here, I believe that
- The contributions of women to science (and other fields) have long been neglected and even deliberately discounted, and this is something that Wikipedia can and should rectify.
- Over-categorization can make for a messy structure which doesn't add to the utility of the encyclopedia.
- It is important not to ghetto-ize minority groups or individuals through classification.
So the questions are begged:
- Where, in terms of encyclopedia structure, does a list of minority achievers belong with relation to any field of endeavour?
- What guiding principles are most relevant for determining such a structure? (I'll do my own research on this, being a relative newbie here.)
- What new guiding principle(s), if any, is (are) required to address this general issue?
-- Robert Turner 21:09, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] CFD
Note: The deletion of this category has been discussed, and no consensus was reached. Please see the relevant discussion.