Hi Lauren,
I'm actually helping to co-facilitate a Womens Night at FreeRide Montpelier this winter. 8 years after this post Momoko Saunders alluded to was written! (And Colin is still very much involved at FreeRide). I'd love to chat more with you about how the night has been going as well as other experiences I've had working/volunteering in Community bike shops as a woman.
This is a great and important project that you're doing! Kudos!
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 9:06 PM, momoko saunders analyst@bikefarm.org wrote:
Hey Lauren,
These aren't people who can be interviewed but this thinktank archive http://lists.bikecollectives.org/htdig.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org/2008-March/031219.htmlthread was recently brought to my attention.
It's a bunch of people talking about their w&T nights.
It might be helpful. It's at least a good read!
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 3:10 AM, Johnny Fill johnny@bsbcoop.org wrote:
Hey Lauren,
This looks super interesting! I've forwarded it to our women-and-trans* group, Team Beryl.
Cheers, Johnny
Johnny Fill Mechanical Administrator Broken Spoke Bike Co-opwww.bsbcoop.org --
On 25/02/2016 23:36, Lauren Warbeck wrote:
Hey folks! This is a friend of mine from my days in Victoria. If you're interested in talking to a researcher about experiences as a woman, trans* or queer mechanic, this is a cool opportunity.
Hi,
My name is Courtenay Nielsen and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Victoria. I am also a woman and a bike mechanic; I work and volunteer in two community bikes shops in Victoria. I am conducting research for my graduating project which seeks to explore the experiences of women/trans/non-binary bike mechanics working/volunteering in community bike shops in various locations across Canada.
I would like to invite anybody who identifies as a woman/trans/non-binary bike mechanic who is at least 19 years of age to participate in my study.
In a nutshell, I would like to ask said mechanics about their experiences navigating bike shops, about the reception they have received from customers and co-workers, whether their bike shop hosts women and trans exclusive hours, and what they notice about the demographics of the shop (who are the customers? Who works there?).
Drawing on multiple, varied perspectives, I hope to identify barriers to full participation in this field and to illuminate the creative strategies already being employed by those currently participating in it.
Participation in this study will include an audio-recorded interview via skype or telephone with me at a date/time that is most convenient for the participant. I anticipate that the interview will last between 30 and 60 minutes. With the interviews I collect, I will be producing a radio documentary which is to be broadcasted via Uvic’s on-campus radio station, CFUV. If the participant so chooses, I will protect their anonymity through the use of a pseudonym and the removal of all identifying information. Or, if they do not want their voice on the radio, I am happy to read aloud the parts of their interview to be included in the documentary. Alternatively, if they do want their voice on the radio, this is their chance!
F.Y.I: Dr. Annalee Lepp in the Department of Gender Studies is supervising my project and you may contact her regarding any questions you may have about the research at 250.721.6157 or at alepp@uvic.ca.
Any potential participants may contact me directly with their response at cnielsen@uvic.ca.
Please do consider this invitation :) I would love to hear from you!
Sincerely,
Courtenay Nielsen
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