Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 00:30:40 -0600
From: bawolff(a)gmail.com
To: wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Code of conduct
On 8/22/15, Risker <risker.wp(a)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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