[AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

[Guy Ellis]

There are some views here that would be very welcome in the Liberal Party.

Please go away and join them!

- G.


On 3/10/2018 1:16 PM, Robert Brockway wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, Paul Wilkins wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I strongly recommend against appointing someone on the basis of 
> gender, or other physical characteristics.  Similarly, in the case of 
> an election, I recommend against reserving seats on the basis of 
> gender or other physical characteristics.
>
> The most promising candidates should be considered regardless of their
> gender or other physical characteristics.
>
> I stand by merit based promotion, election and appointment.  There are a
> growing number of people in our society who are arguing against
> meritocracy.  The site below refers specifically to open source software
> (or, as I prefer to call it, FOSS) but the movement against merit is
> broader than that.
>
> https://postmeritocracy.org/
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