A TABLE OF ONE’S OWN // Virginia Woolf wrote in 1929 that *a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction; and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of woman and the true nature of fiction unsolved* // In 2015, it seems that less than 10% of the editors of wikipedia, the *free encyclopedia that anyone can edit*, and one of the most used source of knowledge in the world, are identified as women. The average contributor seems to be a white 31 years old male, straight, single and with a degree in higher education, which fails representing not only women, but a very wide range of people. This is a major issue, as it influences the way knowledge is shaped. Even though the topic is well documented (with its own wikipedia page: search for Gender Gap), and a top priority for wikipedia since a few years, it seems that bringing diversity on the online encyclopedia needs more efforts than just potentially being open and collaborative. // *a woman must indeed have money, a room of her own, but she must also have free time, access to a computer with an internet connection, she must feel confident, involved and empowered, …, if she is to contribute to wikipedia; and that, as you will see, leaves the great problem of the true nature of diversity, participation and the true nature of knowledge unsolved* // CC-BY-SA Loraine Furter