OSM women community
@geochicasosm
https://geochicas.org
FOSSGIS FREIBURG
11 - 14 March 2020
Astrid Emde
Geochicas
@astroidex
Miriam Gonzalez
Geochicas
@mapanauta
OVER 5 million users
1 MILLION CONTRIBUTORS
only 3% of osm mappers are women
@geochicasosm
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world's biggest open GEOGRAPHIC collaborative database
Budhatoki et al 2010 | Stark 2011 | Lechner 2011
openstreetmap
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CÉLINE
SELENE
MIRIAM
GEOCHICAS CO-FOUNDERS
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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
- CREATE MORE RELEVANT GEOSPATIAL DATA FOR WOMEN
our projects
INTERNATIONAL GENDER REPRESENTATION SURVEY ON OSM
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sexist tone in the channels demotivates participation
Women feel a systematic target of discrimination in channels
Attention calls are usually attacked (if they are women)
women are systematically considered as novice
need to define codes
Specific calls to empower women
Promotion of women networks and spaces
Peer-to-peer training
Attention to mapping-projects issues with
impact on women
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Discrimination is not based on gender
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Cultural domination of European / North American men
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Hostility by specific profile: fanatic-mapper, experimented VS novice
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No formal impediment to participate = no discrimination
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Lack of interest/participation must be respected
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Doubts on the impact in the map, of the lack of diversitY
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Attention calls about agressive tone in the channels are ignored
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Do not separate genders but do more participatory activities
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Focus activities on diversity in general, not just gender
WOMEN COMMENT
MEN COMMENT
GENERAL COMMENTS
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Hostility is general in OSM channels, generally from high level mappers, it demotivates participation
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All genders notice specific hostility towards people asking to change the tone
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Need for moderation in channels
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Need to advocate for courtesy values in general, integration, support of the novice
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Need for integration of diversity in general, not based on gender
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Inclusive language
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Define codes of conduct
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Awareness against hierarchies
#thestreetsofwomen
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#LasCallesDelasmujeres
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GLOBAL MAPATHON- MAPPING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
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MAPPING GENDER VIOLENCE IN OAXACA AFFECTED AREAS AFTER THE 2017 EARTHQUAKES
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MAPPING GENDER VIOLENCE IN OAXACA AFFECTED AREAS AFTER THE 2017 EARTHQUAKES
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MAPPING and Tagging WOMEN Facilities
TRAINING OPEN SPACES FOR WOMEN
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#Espaciosformativos
online training by and for women from geochicas and allies organizations and companies
SUPPORTING OTHER MAPPING PROJECTS
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GEOCHICAS TAKE...
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Lima!
Sao Paulo!
dar es-salaam!
MADRID!
Getting involved or becoming part of the GeochicAS
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meN
-Mentorships & TRaining
-Supporting Specific projects
Women or
whoever perceives Herself as a woman
-1st. joining the communication channel In Telegram
-participate as you want
thank you!
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