On 06/24/2013 06:23 PM, Katherine Casey wrote:
Does anyone have experience implementing friendly
space policies,
especially in situations where volunteers numbers are extremely limited?
How can we make these chapter meetups less offputting to women? If a
chapter either can't or won't enforce friendly spaces for itself, is
there any recourse above the chapter level?
Excellent questions Katherine. I don't have any pat answers but, as I
expect you are aware of, The Ada Iniative has created a template and the
Geek Feminism wiki has a page on such questions as:
* Why have an anti-harassment policy?
* But I shouldn't have to do this!
* Adopting an anti-harassment policy
* Advocating for a policy
* Preparing to enforce the policy
* ...
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy_resour…