over 1 million colaborators

only 3% of osm mappers are women

LESS THAN 10% IN OPENSTREETMAP LATAM MAIN CHAT

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world's biggest open geospatial collaborative database

openstreetmap

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https://geochicas.org

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role

participation

representation

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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.

international gender representation survey on osm

#thestreetsofwomen

training open spaces for women and allies

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https://geochicas.org

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

#thestreetsofwomen

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https://geochicas.org

#thestreetsofwomen

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https://geochicas.org

MAPPING EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY

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https://geochicas.org

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

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TRAINING OPEN SPACES FOR WOMEN AND ALLIES

participation in events

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

INTERNATIONAL GENDER REPRESENTATION SURVEY ON OSM

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INTERNATIONAL GENDER REPRESENTATION SURVEY ON OSM

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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

 

INTERNATIONAL GENDER REPRESENTATION SURVEY ON OSM

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https://geochicas.org

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

@geochicasosm

https://geochicas.org

EVERYBODY comment

• 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

thank you!

celine jacquin

@mapeadora

 

 

 

 

@geochicasosm

 

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