OSM women community

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Openstreetmap

Mexico and Latam

 

Towards developing the best (and most diverse!) map in the world!

Miriam González

UP42 (AIrbus) Partnerships
Geochicas Co-Founder
HOTOSM Board member

 

 

@mapanauta   |   mapanauta@gmail.com

 

How do you imagine Mexico?

How do you imagine Mexico?

How do you imagine Mexico?

Hurricane wilma 2005

Earthquake 19 de Septiembre 1985

Earthquake 19 de Septiembre 2017

Yes!!! the same date!!!

Popocatepetl active volcano

Pronunciation:   

One more Time:

Poe__POe_kah_te_petl
/ˌpɒpəkæˈtɛpɛtəl/

No worries, just call him don goyo ;)

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OpenStreetMap Mexico Community

OSM Before INEgI Boundaries Import Project

OSM AFter INEgI Boundaries Import Project

Earthquakes Humanitarian mapping September 2017

Oaxaca and chiapas mapping advances 8-15 septiembre

Earthquakes Humanitarian mapping September 2017

Mexico city mapping in the affected areas

over 4 million colaborators

only 3% of osm mappers are women

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

world's biggest open GEOGRAPHIC collaborative database

Budhatoki et al 2010 | Stark 2011 | Lechner 2011

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

role

participation

representation

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS?

  • EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE PROJECTS LED BY WOMEN AND FOCUSED ON WOMEN.
  • ENLARGE THE OSM WOMEN'S NETWORK.
  • HAVE MORE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN OSM AND TECH ACTIVITIES.
  • CREATE MORE SPACES IN WHICH WE CAN DISCUSS THE ROLE, REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN.
  • DISCUSS BETTER CODES OF CONDUCT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT APPROPRIATE FOR ALL.

international gender representation survey on osm

#thestreetsofwomen

training open spaces for women and allies

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

mapping gender violence in oaxaca Affected Areas after the 2017 earthquakes

WOMEN COMMENTS

  • THE SEXIST TONE IN THE CHANNELS DEMOTIVATES THEIR PARTICIPATION

  • WOMEN FEEL A SYSTEMATIC TARGET OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE CHANNELS

  • ATTENTION CALLS ARE USUALLY ATTACKED (IF THEY ARE WOMEN)

  • THE EXPRESSION OF EXPERIENCE IS NOT ACCEPTED, WOMEN ARE CONSIDERED AS NOVICE

  • WE NEED TO DEFINE CODES, SANCTIONS, REPORTING MECHANISMS

  • SPECIFIC CALLS TO EMPOWER WOMEN

  • PROMOTION OF WOMEN NETWORKS AND SPACES, TO EMPOWERMENT

  • PEER-TO-PEER TRAINING

  • ATTENTION TO MAPPING-PROJECTS ISSUES WITH IMPACT ON WOMEN

international gender representation survey on osm

MEN COMMENTS

  • DISCRIMINATION IS NOT BASED ON GENDER

  • CULTURAL DOMINATION OF EUROPEAN / NORTH AMERICAN MEN

  • HOSTILITY BY SPECIFIC PROFILE: FANATIC-MAPPER, EXPERIMENTED VS NOVICE

  • NO FORMAL IMPEDIMENT TO PARTICIPATE = NO DISCRIMINATION

  • LACK OF INTEREST/PARTICIPATION MUST BE RESPECTED

  • DOUBTS ON THE IMPACT IN THE MAP, OF THE LACK OF DIVERSITY

  • ATTENTION CALLS ABOUT AGRESSIVE TONE IN THE CHANNELS ARE IGNORED

  • DO NOT SEPARATE GENDERS BUT DO MORE PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES

  • DO NOT VICTIMIZE WOMEN, RAISE AWARENESS IN GENERAL

  • FOCUS ACTIVITIES ON DIVERSITY IN GENERAL, NOT JUST GENDER

international gender representation survey on osm

GENERAL COMMENTS

  • HOSTILITY IS GENERAL IN OSM CHANNELS, GENERALLY FROM HIGH LEVEL MAPPERS, IT DEMOTIVATES PARTICIPATION

  • ALL GENDERS NOTICE SPECIFIC HOSTILITY TOWARDS PEOPLE ASKING TO CHANGE THE TONE

  • NEED FOR MODERATION IN CHANNELS

  • NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR COURTESY VALUES IN GENERAL, INTEGRATION, SUPPORT OF THE NOVICE

  • NEED FOR INTEGRATION OF DIVERSITY IN GENERAL, NOT BASED ON GENDER

  • INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE

  • DEFINE CODES OF CONDUCT

  • AWARENESS AGAINST HIERARCHIES

international gender representation survey on osm

#thestreetsofwomen

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

#LasCallesDelasmujeres

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

Our projects

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

MAPPING GENDER VIOLENCE IN OAXACA AFFECTED AREAS AFTER THE 2017 EARTHQUAKES

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

MAPPING GENDER VIOLENCE IN OAXACA AFFECTED AREAS AFTER THE 2017 EARTHQUAKES

SUPPORTING OTHER MAPPING PROJECTS

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

OUR PROJECTS

online training spaces

geochicas take... sao paulo, lima, dar es salam, detroit, barcelona, madrid, buenos aires, BucharesT, Wellington... and much more to come ;)

online based courses by and for women from geochicas and also workshops given by allies organisations and companies

OUR PROJECTS

geochicas take Wellington!!!

Getting involved or becoming part of the GeochicAS Initiative

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

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-Mentorships & TRaining

-Supporting Specific projects   

 

Women or

whoever perceives Herself as a woman

 

 

-1st. joining the communication channel In Telegram
-Participate in the conversation

 

 

 

¡Gracias!

MiriAM GONZÁLEZ

Twitter & Blog in Medium

@MAPANAUTA

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

linkedin:
miriamgonzalez2

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