on our Community Team Call a couple days ago i was tasked with coming up with some initial ideas regarding gathering member demographic data to have a clearer picture and understanding of the demographic composition of our cooperative.
here’s some of my initial thoughts (including ideas shared from others on our call)
below are indicators that may be useful in us having a better sense of our membership who’s actually present.
to be clear, i persynally am advocating for membership to be more inclusive of bipoc/global majority people, people whose first language isn’t necessarily english, people from communities that have been historically dispossessed represented and engaged in all aspects of our cooperative, from artists, to developers, and listeners.
as @angus was pointing out on our call, this is a crucial aspect if we hope to grow this cooperative in a way that’s in alignment with our principles. if we misstep on this early on, this will affect the composition of our cooperative for years to come and may be a bit discouraging if those aforementioned communities aren’t represented.
but yah, here’s some things i think we could do to answer the question, “What is the existing diversity in Resonate?”
- Conduct a Demographic Survey for Resonate Community Forum Users, Resonate Artists, Developers, and Listeners
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What is your Age?
A. 12 -17 years old
B. 18 - 25 years old
C. 26 - 35 years old
D. 36 - 45 years old
E. 46 - 55 years old
F. 56+ -
Place of Birth
A. Caribbean Islands
B. Pacific Islanders
C. Australia
D. Asia
E. Africa
F. Europe
G. South America
H. Central America
I. North America
j. _________________ (Prefer to Self-Describe)
______________ (Short Answer Space) -
What Gender Identity Do You Identify As?
A. Female
B. Male
C. Non-Binary/Third Gender
D. Transgender
E. Cisgender
F. Agender
G. Genderqueer
H. A Gender Not Listed
I. Prefer to Self-Describe ______________ -
Sexual Orientation
• Straight/Heterosexual
• Gay or Lesbian
• Bisexual
• Queer
• Asexual
• Prefer to self-describe _________________ -
Ethnicity/Race
• Indigenous American or Alaskan Native
• Asian
• Arab
• Black or of African Descent
• Hispanic/Latinx
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
• White/Caucasian
• Multi-Ethnic/Bi-Racial _________________ (Which Ethnic Group(s)/Race(s)?)
• Some other race, ethnicity, or origin
• Prefer to self-describe__________________ -
1st Language
A. English
B. Spanish
C. Portuguese
D. French
E. Mandarin
F. Arabic
G. Prefer to self-describe ______________ -
2nd/3rd Language (If Any)
__________________ (Short Answer Space)
__________________ (Short Answer Space) -
Educaton
A. Some High School
B. High School
C. Bachelor’s Degree
D. Master’s Degree
E. Ph.D. or higher
F. Trade School
G. Prefer not to say -
A. Less than €25,000
B. €25,000 - €50,000
C. €50,00 - €100,000
D. €100,000 - €200,000
E. More than €200,000
F. ______________ (Short Answer Space) -
What is your Current Employment Status?
A. Employed Full-Time
B. Employed Part-Time
C. Under Employed (Seeking Opportunities)
D. Unemployed
E. Retired
i realize this list isn’t perfect or all inclusive/exhaustive. and some categories i realize are not mutually exclusive. i would love feedback to make this stronger. i tried to apply what i’ve read in terms of writing inclusive demographic survey questions. i looked here for reference. https://chattermill.com/blog/demographic-survey-questions/
if you have any additional suggestions to strengthen this survey, please do not hesitate to share!
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Simultaneously recruit bipoc/global majority people/Womyn and other people from marginalized communities (LGBTQIGNC), people who English isn’t their first language, who are developers, artists, cultural workers, listeners/users to our platform and cooperative.
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Develop a process for onboarding worker owners weighting participation from those aforementioned communities, building out our platform to make space for their involvement, reflecting the needs of those communities. i.e. language justice tools/ identity based caucuses etc.
Note: i’m not completely clear about how this would look, and am completely open to feedback. but those are some of my initial thoughts