Visualization and Advocacy Hackathon for Gender Equality
Social Media Campaigns Developed with Creative Use of Data Compete in Data
The Data Visualization and Advocacy for Gender Equality Hackathon, organized within the scope of the “Strong Civic Space for Gender Equality” Project implemented with the financial support of UN Women and the European Union, ended with great success in Istanbul. The event, which took place on February 24-25 at the Doubletree by Hilton Moda Hotel, brought together students from different disciplines to use data and develop social media campaigns on gender equality. The hackathon was organized in collaboration with Gender Equality Monitoring Association (CEID), and Dissensus Research with our leadership, and provided students with the opportunity to work on gender issues in depth and come up with innovative solutions. Throughout the event, participants prepared social media campaigns on gender equality using evidence-based approaches and data visualization techniques.
Themis Team won first place with their work on women’s political participation in local government! The Gender Benders team came second with their campaign “Equal Play, Not Masculine Play“, drawing attention to gender equality in sports. The “GenderStellar” team came third with their social media campaign on evaluating and improving post-disaster relief processes from a gender equality perspective. The teams competed fiercely for two days, covering topics such as thin masculinity; women who are not in education, employment or training (NEET); and showing poverty from a gender perspective.
The Hackathon’s jury was composed of experts in gender equality and media communication. Leading figures in the field, such as UN Women representative Zeliha Ünaldı and Gender Statistics Expert Gülay Toksöz, contributed their in-depth knowledge and experience to the event. Gender Expert Gülay Günlük Şenesen evaluated the participating projects from a comprehensive perspective. Media and Communication Specialist Suncem Koçer, musician and content producer Beyza Doğuç and Youth Representative Ezgi Toprak from Teyit.org measured the effectiveness and innovation of the projects in terms of media and social communication.
