[Talk-us] Gender in OpenStreetMap

[alyssa wright]

Thanks Clifford. We'll make sure to discuss this at a our future board
meeting.

Best,
Alyssa.

On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 6:06 PM Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us>
wrote:

> I'm curious to see the results of Zoe's survey and more importantly how we
> might use the knowledge to improve our tools and communications.
>
> It has been a long time since I worked with survey. But one of the key
> points I remember learning was that we needed a plan to work on the
> results. Getting the data is nice, but doing something about it is what
> counts.
>
> Let me propose the following two actions for the OSM-US Board to undertake
>
> 1. The Board commits to analyze and recommend changes based on the results
> of the survey.
>
> 2. The Board fund a program to increase the diversity number of the US
> mapping community. It could be anything from funding articles in targeted
> websites to funding speakers at events.
>
>
> Clifford
>
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