[diversity] Finalizing (draft) charter of the Diversity TF by 2nd October
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Malcolm Hutty
malcolm at linx.net
Tue Sep 26 16:39:10 CEST 2017
On 26/09/2017 15:16, Leslie wrote: > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 7:04 AM, Sasha Romijn <sasha at mxsasha.eu> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >>> Goal of the TF is increasing diversity in RIPE community. >> >> I’m not entirely sure on the wording of this goal. I see these kind of efforts more as: removing barriers for participation, particularly those that disproportionally affect underrepresented and marginalised groups in the community, encourage and support their participation and inclusion, which will result in a more diverse community. >> >> So to me it’s more: if this TF does a great job, as a result we’ll see diversity increased, but that is not the direct goal - to me the direct goal is more removing barriers that prevent diversity, and looking for ways to offset barriers we can’t remove. > > I like your way of looking at this :) +1 -- Malcolm Hutty | tel: +44 20 7645 3523 Head of Public Affairs | Read the LINX Public Affairs blog London Internet Exchange | http://publicaffairs.linx.net/ London Internet Exchange Ltd Monument Place, 24 Monument Street London EC3R 8AJ Company Registered in England No. 3137929 Trinity Court, Trinity Street, Peterborough PE1 1DA
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