CHIversity: Implications for equality, diversity, and inclusion campaigns

Angelika Strohmayer; Rosanna Bellini; Janis Meissner; Ebtisam Alabdulqader; Austin Toombs; Samantha Mitchell Finnigan; Madeline Balaam

doi:10.1145/3170427.3188396

CHIversity: Implications for equality, diversity, and inclusion campaigns

Angelika Strohmayer, Rosanna Bellini, Janis Meissner, Ebtisam Alabdulqader, Austin Toombs, Samantha Mitchell Finnigan, Madeline Balaam

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Abstract

In this alt.chi paper, we reflect on #CHIversity; a grassroots campaign highlighting feminist issues related to diversity and inclusion at CHI2017, and in HCI more widely. #CHIversity was operationalised through a number of activities including: collaborative cross-stitch and ‘zine’ making events; the development of a ‘Feminist CHI Programme’; and the use of a Twitter hashtag ‘#CHIversity’. These events granted insight into how diversity discourses are approached within the CHI community. From these recognitions we provide examples of how diversity and inclusion can be promoted at future SIGCHI events. These include fostering connections between attendees, discussing ‘polarizing’ research in a conservative political climate, and encouraging contributions to the growing body of HCI literature addressing feminisms and related subjects. Finally, we suggest how these approaches and benefits can translate to HCI events extending beyond CHI, where exclusion may routinely go undetected.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Engage with CHI
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450356206, 9781450356213
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188396
State	Published - Apr 20 2018
Event	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Apr 21 2018 → Apr 26 2018

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Volume	2018-April

Other

Other	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	4/21/18 → 4/26/18

Keywords

Activism
CHIversity
Conference
Diversity
Feminism
Inclusion
Subversion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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Strohmayer, A., Bellini, R., Meissner, J., Alabdulqader, E., Toombs, A., Finnigan, S. M., & Balaam, M. (2018). CHIversity: Implications for equality, diversity, and inclusion campaigns. In CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI Article alt03 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings; Vol. 2018-April). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188396

CHIversity: Implications for equality, diversity, and inclusion campaigns. / Strohmayer, Angelika; Bellini, Rosanna; Meissner, Janis et al.
CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. alt03 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings; Vol. 2018-April).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Strohmayer, A, Bellini, R, Meissner, J, Alabdulqader, E, Toombs, A, Finnigan, SM & Balaam, M 2018, CHIversity: Implications for equality, diversity, and inclusion campaigns. in CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI., alt03, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, vol. 2018-April, Association for Computing Machinery, 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018, Montreal, Canada, 4/21/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188396

Strohmayer A, Bellini R, Meissner J, Alabdulqader E, Toombs A, Finnigan SM et al. CHIversity: Implications for equality, diversity, and inclusion campaigns. In CHI 2018 - Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Engage with CHI. Association for Computing Machinery. 2018. alt03. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). doi: 10.1145/3170427.3188396

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