#WhenWomenMap - International Women’s Day 2019
“When women map, they fill the gap”. Maps are fundamental in helping us understand the who, what, and where in an humanitarian crisis response. Too often, these issues disproportionately affect women, and women are unable to map them. The accessible nature of OpenStreetMap has allowed women to bridge this gap, or digital divide. Today, approximately 40% percent of YouthMappers are women, and an estimated 5% of OpenStreetMappers are women. Projects such as the U.S. Agency for