[diversity] [Ext] Re: Finalizing (draft) charter of the Diversity TF by 2nd October
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Brian Nisbet
brian.nisbet at heanet.ie
Wed Sep 27 12:31:54 CEST 2017
On 27 September 2017 10:57:37 GMT+01:00, Shane Kerr <shane at time-travellers.org> wrote: >Leo & all, > >At 2017-09-26 14:31:56 +0000 >Leo Vegoda <leo.vegoda at icann.org> wrote: > >> Leslie wrote: >> >> [...] >> >> > > 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 :) >> >> May I ask why the TF's goal should not be an actual increase in >> diversity and instead should just be the removal of (some) barriers? >> How can we know whether the TF's work addresses the right barriers if >> the goal is defined by the work being done and not the outcome of the >> work? > >I agree. > >The goal should not be to have a RIPE community that could in theory be >diverse, but rather to have a RIPE community that *is* diverse. Can't it be both? So increasing diversity by multiple methods including/primarily reducing the barriers etc? Brian Brian Nisbet Network Operations Manager, HEAnet, Ireland's National Research & Education Network
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