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=== Recruitment ===
As remarked above, many of the systemic biases of Wikipedia derive from the demographic of its contributor base. The only solution to this will be successful recruitment of people outside our now-dominant demographics.

* Create an infrastructure for recruitment and support of contributors outside the present Wikipedia mainstream. For example, this could include active outreach to [[Historically black colleges and universities]] in the U.S. and to colleges and universities in various countries of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].  
* We need to develop a better understanding of why Wikipedia has had a relatively difficult time recruiting and retaining women and ethnic minorities. We encourage the use of the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject countering systemic bias|talk page]] of this project as a place to start such a discussion. In particular:
** Are there aspects of Wikipedia's culture that actively discourage participation by women and ethnic minorities?
** If so, are there additional structures that might counter these aspects of Wikipedia without compromising its strengths?
* Find existing Wikipedians who are interested in topics that are less covered in Wikipedia.  See [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by fields of interest]] for a good listing.
*Many cities worldwide have their own web page, and 'information officer'.  These people can sometimes be enticed by pointing them at the article on their city, and encouraging them to correct anything that is not accurate.  This is particularly useful for cities that have very little information in their articles, or whose articles have POV issues.
*Participate in the [[meta:Wikimedia urban postering campaign]].