At Recycle-A-Bicycle in NYC, we see a lot of women and girls in our shop, as volunteers, customers, interns, and youth participants. We have a year round staff of 12, comprised of 6 men and 6 women. Two of the female mechanics at RAB were hired as high school students when they graduated our program and both now serve in leadership roles as an Instructor and Assistant Manager. I think the choices we make about who we hire can greatly contribute to the organizations and communities we create. Here's a piece that came out in the New York Times this past weekend that addresses some of these issues: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/nyregion/female-bike-mechanics-on-the-rise...
Also, what's your outreach for Women's Open Shop Night like? Maybe think about new/creative places and methods for sharing the information?
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:01 PM, MoBo Bicycle Co-op < mobobicyclecoop@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Think Tank Collective!
We at Mobo are working on trying to get more women to participate in our women's open shop night. We normally have 1 or 2 women or those who gender identify as female come in. Women's night is held once a month, although we are piloting a 2nd day on a weekend to see if we can get more women in. Some of this is a response to request from members to have more weekend shop and a desire to see another women's night.
Do you have a lot of attendance at women's open shop (if you have one?) What are some ways that you've reached out to the women riders in your communities?
Thank you!
Ellie Jones MoBo Board Member
-- MoBo Bicycle Cooperative a project of The Village Green Foundation 1415 Knowlton St. Cincinnati, OH www.mobobicyclecoop.org
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