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#CHIversity: Implications for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Campaigns

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Angelika Strohmayer,

Rosanna Bellini,

Janis Meissner,

Samantha Mitchell Finnigan,

Ebtisam Alabdulqader,

Madeline BalaamAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Paper No.: alt03, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3188396

Published: 20 April 2018 Publication History

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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.

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1. Human-centered computing

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CHI EA '18: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2018

3155 pages

ISBN:9781450356213

DOI:10.1145/3170427

General Chairs:
Regan Mandryk
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Mark Hancock
University of Waterloo, Canada
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Brunel University London, UK
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University College London, UK

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