Margaret Wasserman wrote: > > On Mar 12, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Dan Harkins <dhark...@lounge.org> wrote: > > > > I'd love to get out of this rat hole. Perhaps the signatories of the > > open letter can restate the problem they see so it isn't made in terms of > > race and gender. > > The letter specifically mentioned the axes of race, gender, geographic > location and corporate affiliation, so the letter was not only about > race and gender. Other people have mentioned other pertinent axes in > the e-mail discussion, such as industry segment and background/experience. > > I don't think it is possible for remove race and gender from the list of > axes, though, since there is a notable lack of diversity in those areas.
The monetary and time resources necessary to fill an I* position adequately appear quite significant to me, and I believe it would be hard to fill them without strong support from an employer which covers the monetary investment. Any "lack of diversity" in the IESG/IAB/IAOC of the IETF leadership is IMHO related to the "lack of interest" in longterm planning in the majority of management of large companies--those which can reasonably expect to still be around and still sell products in some area a few years into the future. -Martin
