Actually we encourage extra nights for jetlag; sometimes people don't
have the time in their schedules though. Also we are trying to reduce
the time commitment for board service and especially trips to SF --
down to maybe 2/year max. Still though it's a fair bit of work/travel.
Phoebe
On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Kerry Raymond <kerry.raymond(a)gmail.com> wrote:
And if you live outside the USA, you are presumably
expected to do multiple
long haul flights to the USA for quite short visits meaning being jetlagged
the entire time and on your return. I note also that the long haul flights
appear to be cattle class with no allowance for extra nights to deal with
jetlag. As someone who used to fly a lot in my work, that kind of
international air travel gets pretty gruelling (and I gave up that work
eventually because of it). Also the notion that after a long haul flight in
economy class jetlagged and sleep-deprived that you would use public
transport to get to your accommodation sounds like an invitation to be
mugged; that seems a pretty callous disregard for personal safety.
It sounds very unappealing ...
Sent from my iPad
On 7 Jun 2015, at 6:35 am, Risker <risker.wp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Expenses, including travel, lodging, conference fees (if applicable) and the
same per diem as staff receive (if food is not supplied) are paid for
Board-related activities. Other reasonable expenses are also covered,
although everyone is encouraged to take advantage of cost efficiencies where
possible (e.g., group taxis to the airport, using public transit where
possible). [As a side note, these same rules apply to the FDC, for which
there was only one woman candidate this year.]
The bigger factor may be time, for both of these roles. The FDC is mostly
not that busy most of the year, but is hyperactive during the two 10-12 week
periods a year when they are considering proposals (From my experience, a
thorough review of the average proposal takes 10-15 hours total. Multiply
that by 6-8 in April/May and 12-18 in October/November, and that is a LOT of
volunteer time). Members of the Board of Trustees have stepped down in the
past because of the time commitment expectations (including several full
weekends a year, a retreat, attendance at Wikimania, and participation in
online/teleconference meetings).
Risker/Anne
On 6 June 2015 at 15:48, Carol Moore dc <carolmooredc(a)verizon.net> wrote:
On 6/6/2015 3:15 PM, Pine W wrote:
We had no new female candidates for board seats in the WMF election. For
affiliates, I know of at least two affiliates that also have male board
members saying that they/we would like to have more gender diversity on our
boards but women aren't generally volunteering to run. What could be done to
encourage more women to run for affiliate and WMF board seats?
Thanks,
Pine
Does the job description mention whether there's pay or at least free
travel and hotel expenses for meetings?
$ is often a big factor for women.
CM
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