On 2019/07/13 18:51:52, Awasum Yannick <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am interesting in the real benefit of D&I to people who are well
> represented. What will motivate an over represented person to do D&I work?
> Is there a logical advantage or benefit to them?
>
> [...] Because, I keep asking myself
> why will someone who enjoy privilege be willing to change things if they
> dont see a benefit for them(self interest).
Hi Awasum,
I like the intent of your question, working on articulating the need of a more
inclusive and diverse ASF is the goals I have for this committee in 2019.
(For context I started [1] & [2] JIRAs to collect input on fundamental
information to do this).
You asked:
> Do we have resources on the advantages of D&I to the Foundation and Tech
> industry in general?
The short answer is we do have some resources, and Justin, Myrle and Niclas
have shared examples and some data points. However we do not have hard
scientific data and that's why we want to work on the three projects we have
pitched to the board and president: 1) A survey to collect quantitative data,
2) a research to collect qualitative data and 3) a complimentary practical
research (Outreachy) to compliment qualitative data.
My intention is that at the end of 2019 we can have this input to articulate
the value of a more diverse and inclusive community to the Foundation and its
projects.
In the meantime, I can share this deck [3], which has an articulated story on
why I'm organizing an OSS contributor summit in Latin America with the
objective to increase Latinx representation in OSS. I share the benefits for
the ecosystem and the individuals. These benefits could be the arguments you're
looking for.
I can also recommend you look at the work done by the folks in CHAOSS [5] who
have started to lay the ground on measuring the impact of D&I effort in tech.
If you want to help build these resources, joining the committee would be a
good idea.
Cheers,
G
[1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/DI/issues/DI-5
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/DI/issues/DI-6
[3]
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1axdjBtPCOtWX-lwtMGGNez_xt7HPjLZUHXrEQY0Sato/edit#slide=id.g5d1e7ea227_7_0
[4] https://chaoss.community/
