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 unlikely he will get elected. The feedback to my question seems to be that the majority do not understand why a lack of open candidates might be perceived as an issue, in fact in several places this has been interpreted as a threat against anonymity and even been dismissed as trolling.
I corrected my comments at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#Wikipedia:Arbitration.2FRequests.2FCase.2FInteractions_at_GGTF_closed>. Don't forget, today is the last day you can vote and make a difference to who will be on English Wikipedia's Arbcom next year. :-) Fae On 1 December 2014 at 19:24, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 1 Dec 2014 19:15, "Nathan" <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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 as a >> whole can do better. > > I understand that POV, however with only one woman candidate my question was > deliberate. The de facto 'don't ask don't tell' policy is a poor excuse for > failing properly to address the hostility that some of our contributors who > are open about their gender or orientation have experienced. > > We should not have to be forced into the closet to edit Wikipedia, and if > Arbcom members fear to be open, what hope is there for everyone else? > > Fae > >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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 what life experience and values you would >>> bring to the committee when these become topics or a locus of >>> dispute?" >>> >>> I will be voting for women and open LGBT candidates that bring some >>> relevant and diverse life experience to committee, and against >>> everyone else. I am sure they will get enough votes from the majority -- fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae Personal and confidential, please do not circulate or re-quote. _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
