Why we need a committee?
I think admins can enforce if necessary.
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 00:30:40 -0600 From: bawolff@gmail.com To: wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Code of conduct
On 8/22/15, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
David, thanks for this find.
THIS is why the Code of Conduct is needed. I recognized myself in this blog. I remembered avoiding any aspect of socialization at conferences I had to attend for work, and simply didn't even consider attending conferences for any other purpose. I remembered how readily "the guys" assumed that any woman there was there for more than just networking and learning. I remembered having my butt pinched, my breasts "accidentally touched", my questions ignored or laughed at. I remember how the buzz of background conversation is always much louder when the speaker is a woman than when the speaker is a man.
It's changed for me. Not because there's any less of all of this going on. No, it's because my hair is grey and I'm now old enough to be the mom of half the people in the room at any male-dominated conferences I attend; and outside of Wikimedia events, the conferences I go to are usually full of conservative businesswomen, and alcohol is rarely involved.
So yeah...you need a code of conduct. Because if I was even 15 years younger, I'd never go to a Wikimedia conference.
Risker/Anne
Thank you for writing this. I really appreciate you sharing your experiences.
Your comments have convinced me that I should support the proposal, where previously I had mixed feelings. The types of behaviours you describe are absolutely unacceptable.
-- Bawolff
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