Re: [Gendergap] Relevant election questions for Arbcom

2014-12-10 Thread reguyla
attacks by Fram at ani. Reguyla Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE device -- Original message-- From: Fæ Date: Sun, Dec 7, 2014 9:04 AM To: GenderGap; Subject:Re: [Gendergap] Relevant election questions for Arbcom Following up on this, after my question a week ago to Arbcom candidates, it is now

Re: [Gendergap] Relevant election questions for Arbcom

2014-12-07 Thread
Following up on this, after my question a week ago to Arbcom candidates, it is now clear that there are *no* women standing for election to Arbcom this year who are prepared to say they are a woman. There is one openly non-heterosexual candidate standing, though the candidate guides make it look

[Gendergap] Relevant election questions for Arbcom

2014-12-01 Thread
In the light of the contentious Gender Gap Task Force case, I have raised the following question for candidates in the current election: I'm having difficulty visualizing how Arbcom today represents the diversity of our community. Would you like to identify yourself as a woman or LGBT, and explain

Re: [Gendergap] Relevant election questions for Arbcom

2014-12-01 Thread Nathan
I'm not sure I love the idea of asking people to identify with a gender or sexuality when they haven't done so already. If they have already done so, then the question is superfluous. Better to ask them their position on the actual issue, and if they think there is anything arbcom or the project