On 20/05/2019 07:28, Jonathan Moules wrote:
> People with more than 40 years can apply.
Yes but they suffer a 20% penalty, that's a very significant penalty and
is explicitly discriminatory against what is commonly considered a
"protected attribute" (age), hence my raising the issue.
> Moeover the scores will be compensated by their experience,
The problem with this is that you are assuming that people >=40 have
experience with both writing proposals and giving training.
Statistically they're more likely to have such experience but it's by no
means guaranteed, it depends entirely on their career path.
Discrimination against older people is a serious problem in the software
industry, especially new entrants or returning participants in junior
roles. I do not think that OSGeo should endorse this practice. We should
be inclusive.
The text also states that the gender of the proposer is a criterion. Why
only gender and not sexuality, ability, or other diversity criteria?
Will OSGeo accept self-reported gender identity?
I prefer to avoid these identity-related criteria because they are not
inclusive. The other criteria look good to me.
Kind regards,
--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <b...@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand
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