Collaborative geofeminism

Experiences from Geochicas

Selene Yang

National University of La Plata | PhD. Candidate

Latin American Initiative for Open Data (ILDA) | Fellow

Geochicas | Co-founder

NACIS 10.20

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Lots of data not enough diversity

Only 3% of all OpenStreetMap contributors are women*

*Women in a binary term. The data was pulled from Budothaki et al, 2010.

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ROLE PARTICIPATION REPRESENTATION

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OF WOMEN IN THE GEO COMMUNITIES*

* WHOEVER CONSIDERS THEMSELVES WOMEN

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GEO DATA PRODUCTION WITH A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE

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"‘[m]aps are of-the-moment, brought into being through practices (embodied, social, technical), always re-made every time they are engaged with; mapping is a process of constant re-territorialisation. As such, maps are transitory and fleeting, being contingent, relational and context-dependent. Maps are practices – they are always mappings; spatial practices enacted to solve relational problems."

Kitchin and Dodge

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Thank you!

Selene Yang

seleneyang1@gmail.com

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NACIS-2020-Geochicas

By Selene Yang

NACIS-2020-Geochicas

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