<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>I'm Philippe Beaudette, and I'm a community staff member at the WMF. I'm also (putatively) on vacation, so nobody tell my boss I'm here, okay? Oh.... uhm... hi, there, Sue!</div><div><br></div><div>But seriously, this is one of the most exciting topics I've seen in a long time. Like much of the community, I'm passionate about outreach and finding new ways to engage people, and i'm horrified by the numbers (both from the UNU-Merit survey and anecdotal) that show such a gender gap. I'm thrilled to see this mailing list exist.</div><div><br></div><div>I will likely be a lurker on this list, but my commitment to the list is to read it carefully and fully, though I don't think I'll engage much. I'm mostly here because i know there are smart, passionate people here thinking through these issues, and I'd like to learn from them.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>pb<br><div>
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