We have, so far, twenty announced candidates for next month's Arbitration Committee election. To the best of my knowledge, none of them is female.
In previous elections, we also had very few female candidates, yet one of them finished either first or second in each of the last two elections. I'm sure we have some female contributors who would be well-qualified and bring a valuable perspective to the arbitration process, and I would encourage them to consider running.
--Michael Snow