[Osmf-talk] Gender in OSM/OSMF

[Heather Leson]

Thanks everyone for a really productive discussion. There are so many
examples of leaders around the world from those who posted here and to all
of you who don't post on mailing lists. It is exciting to read about the
activities in Nepal and LatAm. I recently read about a map training for
women lead by the community in Indonesia as well. I know that HOT, Missing
Maps, and  YouthMappers have a higher percentage of women contributors.
Step by step.

There are a few potential actions from what we have written so far:

-community work plan on gender inclusion
-sharing more examples of mapathons and activities that encourage
women/genders
-documenting some of the best practices to engage all genders
-creating a safe and collaborative space
-having a plan about gender neutral mapping. How can we actively focus
mapping on places that women use
-find a way to assess metrics - are we improving engagement? - while
respecting privacy

What other items would you add?

Thank you,

Heather

Heather Leson
heatherleson at gmail.com
Twitter/skype: HeatherLeson
Blog: textontechs.com

On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Toggenburger Lukas <
Lukas.Toggenburger at htwchur.ch> wrote:

> Heather,
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> Your mail inspired me to write the following question at
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Foundation/
> AGM17/Election_to_Board#Gender-limited_events :
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> What do you think of events (e.g. for marketing) that are open only for
> some genders? Example (imaginary): "Mapping party/Mapathon for girls"? Is
> it a good idea since it might bring more girls/women to OSM or is it a bad
> idea since it's gender-discriminating?
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> I’d be interested in your (and the other candidates’) opinion.
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> Best regards
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> Lukas
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> *Von:* Heather Leson [mailto:heatherleson at gmail.com]
> *Gesendet:* Montag, 27. November 2017 09:05
> *An:* osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org
> *Betreff:* [Osmf-talk] Gender in OSM/OSMF
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> Dear OSMF members
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> I'd like to re-open a discussion about gender in this community.  How can
> we improve the gender balance? I know there are some amazing leaders and
> best practices. It would be great to hear from women and other genders that
> are often rare voices. Kate posted about diversity this summer. Let's build
> on this.
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> As much as I've been vocal during this period, I tend to read and not
> comment on this forum. The reason for that is partially due to the tone.
> OSM can only truly global if we keep working on this.
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> Also, would the "actions" from this discussion flow to the membership
> working group? I notice that there are no women listed on the wiki for this
> group. Maybe we need a "gender chair" to really follow through. The
> "membership working group" does not appear to have the offical
> responsibilty to improve the community experience. If not the "membership
> working group" to take up this gap, then maybe we need a balanced
> "community working group" .
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> Thank you and have a good day,
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> Heather
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