Women's Personal Agency Measurement Framework
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data storage open standards advocacy algorithms python (programming language) encryption ethical standards and conduct intelligence agency data integrity jsonThe Feminine Intelligence Agency is a research and technology organization dedicated to strengthening women’s agency—the ability to think clearly, act freely, and work together effectively.
FIA develops open systems that help women understand their own decision-making, resist coercion, and build networks rooted in trust and transparency.
We believe that empowerment begins with self-knowledge, but that self-knowledge must never be harvested or controlled by external institutions.
Why This Project
Across the world, women’s organizations, researchers, and advocates are trying to quantify empowerment and measure progress, yet the underlying psychological data are either locked in proprietary systems or gathered in ways that strip individuals of privacy.
FIA’s mission is to change that.
We want women—and the groups that support them—to be able to measure and strengthen agency without surrendering personal information to centralized platforms.
The solution must respect both individual sovereignty and collective intelligence: each woman owns her psychological data, while women’s networks can collaborate through shared, anonymized indicators and open standards.
Project Goal and Purpose
To build an open-source, privacy-preserving platform that allows women to assess and strengthen their personal agency, own and carry their psychological data, and—when they choose—collaborate securely with organizations working to advance women’s empowerment.
This project will:
- Empower the individual — through local-first self-assessment tools that run privately on her own device, producing insight without exposure.
- Strengthen the collective — by giving women’s groups, researchers, and NGOs a shared, open standard for anonymized metrics, enabling coordination and evidence-based collaboration.
- Preserve data integrity — through encryption, transparent scoring algorithms, and open governance rather than centralized data storage.
Together, these elements form a federated ecosystem for women’s agency:
each participant controls her own information, yet everyone benefits from the aggregated learning that open standards make possible.
1. Open-Source Core Framework
A minimal, validated set of indicators and open code for measuring personal agency.
Deliverables:
- Public repository with the core scoring script (R/Python).
- Documentation of 5–7 key metrics (clarity, boundaries, regulation, support, discernment).
- Example synthetic dataset for testing.
2. Self-Assessment Tool
Outcome:
A simple privacy-preserving app that lets users run diagnostics and store results only on their own devices.
Deliverables:
- MVP web or mobile interface.
- Local data vault (encrypted JSON/CSV).
- Visualization of agency trends; export to open file.
3. Data-Sovereignty & Ethics Package
A light governance layer so individuals and women’s groups can use the tool safely and share anonymized summaries.
Deliverables:
- “Own Your Data” charter + consent template.
- Optional aggregation script that strips identifiers.
- Short ethics white paper (privacy-by-design guidelines).
Providing specialized knowledge in the project subject area, with industry context.
Sharing knowledge in specific technical skills, techniques, methodologies required for the project.
Direct involvement in project tasks, offering guidance, and demonstrating techniques.
Providing access to necessary tools, software, and resources required for project completion.
Scheduled check-ins to discuss progress, address challenges, and provide feedback.
Supported causes
The global challenges this project addresses, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about all 17 SDGs here.
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BIPOC-Owned Community-Focused Immigrant-Owned Minority-Owned Neurodivergent-Owned Small Business Social Enterprise Women-OwnedFIA is developing tools and content for women to help spot powers moves and respond 10X more effectively, whether at work, in love, or with family members. By learning the skills of social discernment, you can keep your peace and your power when others try to throw you curveballs.
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