2018-05-07 9:55 GMT+03:00 Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com>: > Amir, > It's funny - after reading your mail I wondered if I had read Romaine's > mail correctly.
You had probably read it correctly. Generally, I'm wondering whether direct invitations to women or people of color (or women of color, etc.) work as they should. Many people say that they work. They may be right, at least in part. If I understand correctly, Romaine says that he has doubts about it, and he's probably right, too, at least for some people. I'm just trying to say that diversity is important. How do we reach it? I don't have very good answers. Probably not "one size fits all". I mean, I want that woman about whom Romaine was speaking to contribute her knowledge. I want everybody to contribute their knowledge. Unless I missed it, Romaine didn't write what is her expertise, but just for the sake of the example, let's make something up and say that it's Astronomy. Do I want her to contribute her knowledge about Astronomy? Of course I do. Should I tell her that I hope that she contributes her knowledge about Astronomy? I probably should. (Do correct me if I'm wrong.) Do I think that she has something to say about Astronomy that men don't? Yes, it's quite possible. Should I tell her that? Hmm, I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. I think that this is the question that Romaine is trying to raise. And again, please correct me if I'm wrong. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
