Feminist Data Collection
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this video, participants will be able to…
- Identify possible sources of data
- Explain the consequences of collecting data without explicit consent
- Articulate ways of working with communities to collect data
Discussion Prompts
- Where does data come from? What is the ‘dirty little secret’ of AI training sets? What are the consequences of collecting data without embodied or explicit consent?
- What is feminist data collection? What structures define feminist versions of data collection? How can the seven principles of feminist data inform data collection?
- What does collaboration and accountability look like when working with communities to gather data? What are potential ways to make data collection and usage legible to everyone involved?
- What is ‘slow data?’ What are the benefits of slow data?
Once finished, please continue on to the next part.