[AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

[John Edwards]

I think that you need to be careful defining "merit" for an organisation
who's primary functions are to run a conference and mailing list.

Just because all of the past and present Ausnog directors can configure BGP
with the best of them doesn't automatically qualify them to sit on a board
and have the best knowledge to put together a conference. Professional
conference organisations are an excellent example of equality in gender
numbers. It's one of the only occupations where you will see young women
assertively telling Fortune 500 CEO's what to do.

Most of us white males in Ausnog have had the luxury of a choice of visible
white males as role models during the last 20 years of this industry
existing, something that is an exception for women. I have been fortunate
to work alongside a number of talented women in the industry, and the thing
that stands out most is a lack of tech-ego that usually drives their male
counterparts. I would like to see more of this.

The Ausnog board have done an excellent job so far, and I don't think any
of us have been able to find fault in what has been achieved. That doesn't
mean it can't do better. Bevan is obviously supporting women in his
organisation, so perhaps Superloop can recommend one of its staff to be
considered for a board position.

John


On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 11:29, Matthew Young <matt at mattyoung.net.au> wrote:

> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board.”
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> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their
> gender.
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> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Wilkins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
> *To:* ausnog at ausnog.net List <ausnog at ausnog.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
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> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
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> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
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> Kind regards
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> Paul Wilkins
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> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith <markzzzsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
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> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
> all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
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> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
> session.
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> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
> to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
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> > Kind regards
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> > Paul Wilkins
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> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes <david at hughes.com.au> wrote:
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> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
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> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature
> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
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> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events
> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
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> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
> solution.
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> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
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