[diversity-talk] Transferable tactics for increasing gender diversity in OSM

[Darrell Fuhriman]

Some of the CMU folks wrote a book on their work a few years back: "Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing" -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0262632691

You know that reminds me. One thing that Alyssa mentioned a while back was increasing the diversity of ideas, and I think that's really important. Trying to engage folks that aren't just tech people, is just as important as say increasing the gender diversity.

The outreach thing is interesting, and something I've thought about a little bit (but not as much as I should).

The benefits of a CS degree are obvious, if somewhat abstract. What are the benefits to OSM mapping for non-CS people, for instance?  How does it benefit them in ways that are more concrete than "Well, it makes the map better, and lots of people use that data to do neat things."

d.



On Sep 5, 2013, at 10:17, Steven Johnson <sejohnson8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thought I'd pass along this article that highlights some simple tactics Carnegie-Mellon Univ used to increase the proportion of women in comp science majors: http://tinyurl.com/m8rrfe7
> 
> The outreach to high school youth seems quite do-able for the OSM community, as does an "OSM-for-kids" learning guide. 
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