OSM spanish speaking

women community

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

Selene Yang rappaccioli

PhD. candidate

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LA PLATA

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

nicaragua - argentina - paraguay

@srta_PEPERINA | seleneyang1@protonmail.com

 

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

over 1 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

openstreetmap

@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.

our projects

international gender representation survey on osm

#thestreetsofwomen

training open spaces for women and allies

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

mapping gender violence in shelters in oaxaca after the mexican earthquake of 2017

INTERNATIONAL GENDER REPRESENTATION SURVEY ON OSM

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

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

 

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


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

#thestreetsofwomen

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

#LasCallesDelasmujeres

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

MAPPING GENDER VIOLENCE IN SHELTERS IN OAXACA AFTER THE MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE OF 2017

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

TRAINING OPEN SPACES FOR WOMEN AND ALLIES

participation in events

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

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

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

shoutout to our sponsors!

thank you!

Selene yang

@srta_peperina

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

Geochicas FOSS4G 2018

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