Youth Engagement: Designing an
inclusive future for youth in Earth
Observations
15th AOGEO Symposium
Ayeisha Sheldon,
Women + in Geospatial

About meForging a geospatial community where all genders can thriveWomen + in Geospatial
Women+ in Geospatial is a global professional network to promote
diversity and gender-equality in the geospatial industry andacademia.

100% volunteer run and free for anyone to join.

Women + in Geospatial●●●●

Been involved in WIG since 2020
Oceania regional ambassador (2021-2022)
Mentorship Coordinator 2022 +Ambassador co-lead 2022 +Mission

To build an
inclusive global
community inspiring,uniting and empowering
all women+ in thegeospatial sector tobecome strong
leaders andchangemakers

VisionForging a
geospatial
community
where allgenders canthriveOur W+G Team
The W+G leadership team covers 12 nationalities and operates across 10 different countries.

Inspire.

Unite.

Empower.

GET INSPIRED

Twitter & LinkedIn> 8,500
followers on Twitter> 14,000
followers on LinkedIn“I have actually been part of the LinkedIn groupfor Women+ in Geospatial since I was inuniversity, it’s always an inspiring page to learn
and feel empowered about the work people aredoing within the domain.”- Megha VermaW+G ProﬁlesHighlighting the achievements andleadership of women+ globally
Over 50 women+ proﬁled since July
2020 on LinkedIn (and now Twitter aswell)~4500 LinkedIn views per post

Lead: Sharon Omojah

Regional Ambassadors
Nasilele Amatende
Sub-Saharan Africa (Co-Ambassador)

Opeyemi Kazeem-Jimoh
Sub-Saharan Africa (Co-Ambassador)

Shaimaa AhmedMiddle East and North Africa

Laxmi Goparaju
Asia

Ayeisha Sheldon
Oceania

Daria Lüdtke
Western Europe

Lead: Sabrina Szeto

GET UNITED

Get United
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) asa foundation●●Community Code of Conduct
DEI working group

Mailing list open to all●

Newsletter highlighting member
achievements, events and activities

Get United
Slack as a safe space●●●●●Questions, networking, news, jobs
Over 84,000 messages since 2019~75% are direct messages~350 active members weekly~100 members posting per day

GET EMPOWEREDW+G Mentorship Programme
https://www.womeningeospatial.org/mentorship-programme

3cohorts

250+

women+ empowered

56countries

97

Mentor relationships

The women in my mentorship group
have really supported me (and heldme accountable) in growing throughour monthly challenges anddiscussions.

I was able to meet my mentor at
an international industry
conference. She had so muchtime for me and really boosted myconfidence.

- Ariel Low, peer mentor, 2021

- Madleine Hann, mentee, 2021

Leads: Heather Porter & Nicole Yeung

Speakers Database| Register. Speak Up. Embrace Change.
https://www.womeningeospatial.org/speakers-database

335 Women+ speakers worldwide❖❖For women+professionals
working in thegeospatial domain
Conference andevents organisers“I have [been] working on myself for
public speaking and also wascontacted to have a short podcast
due to the database.”- W+G member
Lead: Aida Muriach Monfort

W+G webinar series on career development

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How to gain professional confidence?
Early and Future Careers
How to create a standout CV
Personal Branding on LinkedIn
Public Speaking 101
Tips to overcome imposter syndrome
Geospatial Careers - Lessons from a
professional coach
Impact Masterclass
Geospatial Writing

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webinars

Lead: Esther Onyekachi Ogbu

Example-UNOSAT in partnership with Women +in Geospatial.
WIG speakers presenting on technicaltopics
Promoted within the network
Good turnout of listeners andinteractive space to discuss
perspectives

Other initiatives--

Local/ regional geographic society/ club:
GeoRabble, Royal Queensland GeographySocietyUniversity geospatial community
Twitter/ online community

Thank you!
Please feel free to reach out andconnect with me.

@ayeishasheldon1@ayeishasheldon
ayeishasheldon@outlook.com
ayeishasheldon.com
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