I’ve created a surveyto hopefully paint a clearer image of the perception of gender relations in EA spaces, intended to be taken by all genders, but primarily revolving around issues which predominantly but not exclusively affect women. If you’re on the fence about taking it, all questions are optional, and you’re free to limit your responses however you see fit. There is also room for anonymous feedback at the end of the survey.
Explanation
After being a part of multiple conversations at a wide variety of in-person EA events/gatherings and onthisforum, I’ve come away with the impression that interactions within the EA community on the whole are, for me, more exhausting than energizing. A large part of this has been the way conversations around gender and sexuality are conducted. I’ve had some narrow conversations with other women and non-binary people in EA who have largely sympathized with my experiences, but I want to know what people of all genders think outside of the leading context of a conversation. Most of the questions are rather open-ended, and I encourage you to share stories rather than only check off boxes.
I’ve been thinking carefully about this project for the better part of ~6 months, and many people have very kindly offered me quality feedback, so I hope the results will be a productive contributor in ongoing conversations.
What I’m doing with the results
I would like to follow up this post with anonymized aggregated results and perhaps a selection of anonymized narratives. I’ll know more about what exactly this will look like after I have a few responses. If you would like to be alerted when results are ready, please leave your email here, so that the survey itself can remain anonymous.
If you have any questions or think I should add something/clarify something within this post, please let me know; I’m happy to answer comments & DMs.
[[Survey launch]] Gender in EA
The Basics
I’ve created a survey to hopefully paint a clearer image of the perception of gender relations in EA spaces, intended to be taken by all genders, but primarily revolving around issues which predominantly but not exclusively affect women. If you’re on the fence about taking it, all questions are optional, and you’re free to limit your responses however you see fit. There is also room for anonymous feedback at the end of the survey.
Explanation
After being a part of multiple conversations at a wide variety of in-person EA events/gatherings and on this forum, I’ve come away with the impression that interactions within the EA community on the whole are, for me, more exhausting than energizing. A large part of this has been the way conversations around gender and sexuality are conducted. I’ve had some narrow conversations with other women and non-binary people in EA who have largely sympathized with my experiences, but I want to know what people of all genders think outside of the leading context of a conversation. Most of the questions are rather open-ended, and I encourage you to share stories rather than only check off boxes.
I’ve been thinking carefully about this project for the better part of ~6 months, and many people have very kindly offered me quality feedback, so I hope the results will be a productive contributor in ongoing conversations.
What I’m doing with the results
I would like to follow up this post with anonymized aggregated results and perhaps a selection of anonymized narratives. I’ll know more about what exactly this will look like after I have a few responses. If you would like to be alerted when results are ready, please leave your email here, so that the survey itself can remain anonymous.
If you have any questions or think I should add something/clarify something within this post, please let me know; I’m happy to answer comments & DMs.