DISCUSSION PIECE Although I was born and raised in Mato Grosso do Sul, the Brazilian state which is home to the country’s second largest Indigenous reserve, it was only upon moving to the city of Dourados to pursue a degree in Psychology, that I fully comprehended the magnitude of the Dourados Indigenous Reserve (Reserva Indígena de Dourados, RID). Dourados Indigenous … Read More
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Provides a $400,000 Grant to Data-Pop Alliance
We at Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) are happy and honored to announce the continuation of our partnership with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) through a $400,000 grant. Over the next twelve months, this continued support from PJMF (following a $300,000 grant provided last year for our Data Feminism work) will help to support three key areas of work and goals: … Read More
Data-Pop Alliance Expands Its Data Feminism Program with Acquisition of Data Feminism Network
* Both DFN and DPA’s Data Feminism Program are inspired by, but unaffiliated with, the book Data Feminism, written by Catherina D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klien, and published by the MIT Press. A New Chapter for DPA’s Data Feminism Program At Data Pop Alliance (DPA), we are thrilled to announce our acquisition of Data Feminism Network (DFN), a significant step … Read More
Migration and Gender in the Global South through a Decolonial Lens
DISCUSSION PIECE Núbia Rodrigues at the “2nd Psychology and Migration Seminar: Connecting Knowledges” Author’s Note: For Portuguese speakers, here is the link to watch the original presentation, as well two additional roundtables from the event. On October 8, 2022, the “2nd Psychology and Migration Seminar: Connecting Knowledges” took place in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This event was organized by the Regional … Read More
Women and ICT Access: Bridging the Digitial Divide for Disaster Resilience
DISCUSSION PIECE ShutterStock Women are often on the front lines of disasters, both in experiencing their impacts and in being powerful agents of change. According to the UNDP, women and children are 14 times more likely to die during natural disasters compared to men. Women are too commonly portrayed as either victims or passive beneficiaries because they bear the brunt … Read More
Two DPA Team Members Gave Lecture at U.C. Berkeley
DPA’s Mateo Rojas and Anna Spinardi gave a lecture on Intersectional Feminist Data at U.C. Berkeley.
The Gender Data 201 Course: Paving the Way for Gender Data Literacy
Gender Data 201 is a free online course we developed with support from Facebook and TechChange (the hosting platform.) The objective of the course is to develop a hands-on online learning experience to equip participants with the basic data skills needed to lead gender-responsive advocacy work, decision-making processes, and/or policy design and implementation.
New Report! Liberia Country Gender Equality Profile (CGEP)
Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) is pleased to announce the publication of the Country Gender Equality Profile (CGEP) for Liberia. This project and report was commissioned by UN Women Liberia, the African Development Bank, the European Union, and the government of Sweden. Purpose of the CGEP The aim of the CGEP is to examine the state of gender equality for the country of Liberia based … Read More
Workshop: O uso de dados tradicionais e não-tradicionais no enfrentamento da violência contra as mulheres
A Data-Pop Alliance e a rede Unidas têm o prazer de extender o convite para o workshop Políticas Públicas Inteligentes: O Uso de Dados no Enfrentamento da Violência contra as Mulheres. Durante este espaço apresentaremos o projeto que estamos realizando em São Paulo há seis meses sobre violência doméstica contra mulheres e meninas no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19, que … Read More