Our timing for scheduling the Mural UDG project was already fortunate for it’s overlap with Open Education Week.
But we also had the coincidence of Thursday being International Women’s Day presenting the opportunity to not only highlight the important contribution of women to the field but also to highlight issues of equity.
We started with a group portrait at the end of day Wednesday:

@muraludg #muraludg empowered women pic.twitter.com/ysg1GfixfS
— Laura Plazola Zamora (@loraplazola) March 7, 2018
Our Daily Opener was a recognition of women who inspire us:
Daily Opener #opener16 For International Women’s Day #IWD2018 Recognize a Woman in Your Field Whose Work You Admire #OEweek https://t.co/CHwH3pwjTl #muraludg pic.twitter.com/R1geFMK21x
— Mural UDG (@muraludg) March 8, 2018
@muraludg #opener16 Angelina Fanny Hesse was heroine of Microbiologyhttps://t.co/sbzU4ftA9j
— Maria Cristina Moran (@maria_mcmorans) March 9, 2018
#opener16 I would like to share about Isabel Coixte, she is an Spanish Movie Director I really admire. "My life without me", was the first film of her I saw and is so so good. I share a photo of her. pic.twitter.com/FaZ9G7oB9E
— Fabiola de Santos (@fadesav) March 8, 2018
@muraludg #opener16. Ada es la primera persona en escribir un programa para un ordenador programable. pic.twitter.com/mP95Bo5QFU
— Lilia Gomez Sanchez (@liliaggs21) March 9, 2018
Ver “Silvia Torres Castilleja, una vida dedicada a las estrellas” en #Vimeo https://t.co/CgUDjXswet @muraludg #opener16
— Rosalinda Torres (@Roslintorres) March 8, 2018
For today’s activity in #muraludg and quoting a great smart woman Tannis’s words… Pitch: “ say it quickly and succinctly” #InternationalWomensDay
— DaliMar (@DaliMarPalomera) March 8, 2018
@muraludg #opener16
Rosario Castellanos Figuero was a Mexican considered one of the most important Mexican writers of the 20th century. pic.twitter.com/yw8ftvmYjF— GUILLERMINA LOPEZ JI (@guilleljim) March 9, 2018
@muraludg #opener16 Clara Porset, 1895-1974, is considered one of the most outstanding Mexican designers of the 20th century,
Its objective is to promote excellence in the realization of design projects for useful objects and products pic.twitter.com/RJlwPLGK9r— katia morales vega (@katiamoralesve2) March 9, 2018
The Thursday topic of Open Scholarship included an overview of several open data tools, which participants used to look at gender issues.

Mural UDG Day 4 flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
#muraludg #PressforProgress Sad data. https://t.co/UmHkVrDI9u
— Fabiola de Santos (@fadesav) March 8, 2018
#muraludg gráfica de mujeres en la ciencia en diferentes instituciones pic.twitter.com/pnStlVu93L
— Blanca Villegas (@lilysoglus) March 8, 2018
OECD Chart: Violence against women, Attitudes towards violence, Percentage, Annual, 2014https://t.co/ZKxTVMiOwY#muraludg #PressForProgress
México in International Women´s Day— mariafigueroa (@mariafigueroaj) March 8, 2018
En México, la salud cobra más importancia para las mujeres que para los hombres de acuerdo con la #OCDE #muraludg #InternationalWomensDay #PressforProgress pic.twitter.com/hcRmNzfMOx
— Gabriela Lamas (@gabylamas2) March 8, 2018
#muraludg #PressforProgress mujeres Jóvenes sin empleo, educación o capacitación de 15 a 19 pic.twitter.com/6AlVpAkkx9
— Lilia Gomez Sanchez (@liliaggs21) March 8, 2018
Diferencia de Género #muraludg #PressForProgress @jessescoto @chernets pic.twitter.com/HruvaFwXLk
— ALMAZU (@almaazucenajipa) March 8, 2018
#muraludg @muraludg #PressForProgress Matrícula escolar por sexo ciclo 2015-2016 en educación las mujeres estamos siempre buscando ser más @benjaglucas @Omato1Omar @Terycampy @Rafatavarez08 Equipo 1 #SEMS pic.twitter.com/lFE1CupwDR
— Romy Hernandez (@RomyFlorencia) March 8, 2018
#PressforProgress.#muraludg Las mujeres en el Deporte y la estadistica de mujeres en la politica segun la OEDC pic.twitter.com/USRY1PrQ59
— Rosario (@p_tentadas) March 8, 2018
#muraludg #PressforProgress pic.twitter.com/4w9Dnk5gTL
— Cruz Saucedo Navarro (@cruzsaucedo1) March 8, 2018
#muraludg #PressForProgress. On women day: Mexican women don’t get higher education!
OECD Chart: Adult education level, Below upper secondary / Tertiary / Upper secondary, % of 25-64 year-olds, Annual, 2016https://t.co/CtaIey0SiZ— Faviola Castillo (@FaviolaCasNav) March 8, 2018
#muraludg From de INEGI page, average income by gender in Méxco. Equipo 14 pic.twitter.com/sbNEM6x7n5
— Fabiola de Santos (@fadesav) March 8, 2018
A big highlight was the art and inspiring messages participants drew on our open Mural of Women:

Mural UDG International Women’s Day flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
Participants busy creating our mural of women #muraludg pic.twitter.com/K7d1p2BXdr
— TELT JIBC (@TELTJIBC) March 8, 2018

Mural UDG Day 4: International Women’s Day flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

Mural UDG Day 4: International Women’s Day flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

Mural UDG Day 4: International Women’s Day flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)

Mural UDG Day 4: International Women’s Day flickr photo by cogdogblog shared into the public domain using Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)