[AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

[Paul Wilkins]

The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.

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.

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.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes <david at hughes.com.au> wrote:

>
> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
> ...
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