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Welcome to Open Heroines

Welcome to the Open Heroines website, a place where you can learn about our work, collaborate with others and help us promote women and non-binary people in open data, open government and civic tech.
As an intersectional feminist online community, we acknowledge the different pathways of our members and strive to collaborate and work in the promotion of women and non-binary people in the open spaces.

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Our Community

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Our Events

Virtual Hangout With Researchers 2.0

November 23, 2023
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November 23, 2023

Virtual Hangout with Researchers

October 19, 2023
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Come connect with fellow researchers in the community as you exchange knowledge, tools and best practices.

Open Heroines Blog

Let's Catch Up!

Happy 8th Anniversary, Open Heroines!
Mor Rubinstein
January 17, 2024

Speak Freely, Speak Safely: Committing to Feminist Online Civic Space

Outcomes from OH/Pollicy Session at OGP Summit
October 4, 2023
6 min read

Feminist Open Government Post-pandemic - Stagnation or Hope?

In 2018, the Open Government Partnership introduced Feminist Open Government as a theme. The following year, the government of Canada adopted it as their main theme for the OGP summit. We saw countries discussing gender and how they can promote equality and for a while, things looked bright. Then the pandemic hit us all, but women, LGBTQ+ and ethnic minorities the most.
September 5, 2023
5 Min

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Community members and allies can support and build our platform in a number of ways:

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Are you a woman or non-binary person, working in the Open+ spaces looking to join our community?

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Would you like to share your thoughts on open government, open data or civic tech?

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