Carmen Alcázar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcázar and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
Carmen Alcázar
Alcázar in 2021
Born
Carmen Alcázar Castillo
Occupations

Carmen Alcázar Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾmen alˈkasaɾ kasˈtiʝo]) is a Mexican political scientist, feminist, women's rights activist and Wikipedian. In 2021, she received the Wikimedian of the Year honorable mention by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.[1][2]

Biography

Carmen Alcázar holds a degree in political science and public administration. She has been a Wikipedia editor since 2011.[3]

Wikimedia work

In 2015, Alcazar created the Editatona project to decrease the existing gender gap in the Wikipedia encyclopedia, since then the project has been replicated in 10 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries.[4] She served as president of Wikimedia Mexico from 2018 to 2021, when she became its executive director.[5]

Acknowledgements

In 2021 she received the Hermila Galindo medal from the Mexico City Congress, for her work in the visibility of women on the Internet, as well as the Hermila Galindo award given by the Mexico City Human Rights Commission.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. "Carmen Alcazar Castillo". journalismcourses. org. the University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Riquelme, Rodrigo (2021-08-15). "Una mexicana gana mención honorífica en los premios al Wikimedista del 2021". El Economista (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. ^ "Secretaría de Bienestar" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "CARMEN ALCÁZAR, PRESIDENTA DE WIKIMEDIA MÉXICO, GANA LA MENCIÓN HONORÍFICA A WIKIMEDISTA DEL AÑO 2021". R3D. August 17, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wikimedia México". Wikimedia. Retrieved 2022-02-12.