Women in GIS: From Community to Climate—Mapping Environmental Justice in Baltimore

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As part of our Women in GIS series on the Northstar GAZE Podcast, we sit down with Lynn Pinder and Kimberly Armstrong, co-founders of the Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative, to explore how environmental justice, workforce development, and community leadership intersect with geospatial thinking.

While neither guest began their journey in GIS, this conversation highlights how women leading in community-based work are increasingly leveraging geospatial tools to better understand and address systemic challenges—from redlining and public health disparities to climate resilience and access to opportunity.

Together, we explore how GIS can serve as a bridge between data and lived experience, and how empowering communities with these tools can help shift power, inform solutions, and create new pathways into green careers.

This episode is a powerful example of how women—both inside and adjacent to the GIS field—are shaping the future of geospatial impact.

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