I have been trying to decide whether to ask to join the committee, and
would like some input.
Pro:
I have been a woman in computing since 1970 as a programmer, computer
architect, graduate student, and most recently open source programmer.
I want to help the effort.
I have some basic administrative skills that might be useful.
Con:
I have been relatively lucky. Because of when I started, while I was
building my career Grace Hopper was working on standards, and Jean
Sammet was very active in the ACM. Of course women could be technical
leaders. By the time programming turned into a guy thing, I was too
senior and well established to be affected by it.
I have no training or experience in solving diversity and inclusion
problems, and I believe it is time to look for solutions.
Committees that are too large can become slow to make decisions, so I
doubt whether my general interest in the topic is a reason to join
unless I can be useful.
What do people think?
On 4/9/2019 3:33 PM, Gris Cuevas wrote:
I'd like to request the creation of a committee reporting to the President of
the Apache Software Foundation to work on Diversity and Inclusion initiatives.
The purpose of this entity will be to house, govern and guide the Foundation's
efforts on this important topic pursued by several organizations in the
industry nowadays.
I'd like this proposal to be reviewed by the Board on its next meeting on
Wednesday, 15 May 2019.
This request formed in the following ComDev discussion:
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b88a314fd28ec3753fd9aa57fdf815fe9f7a64c5f60fb00e2d25bcf@%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E
I added the people who expressed interest in the above thread as members of the
committee. If you'd like to be added or removed, please state it so in this
thread.
Here's the formal request:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests
of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to
appoint a Committee responsible for diversity and inclusion matters,
including but not limited to strategic planning and management of risks related
to matters of diversity and inclusion.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the office of "Vice President,
Diversity and Inclusion" be and hereby is created, the person holding such
office to
serve at the direction of the President, and to have primary
responsibility of managing the ASF's diversity and inclusion strategy; and be
it further
RESOLVED, that the responsibilities of the Vice President of Diversity and
Inclusion shall henceforth include management of the Diversity and Inclusion
Committee as its chair; and be it further
RESOLVED, that Griselda Cuevas Zambrano be and hereby is appointed to the
office of
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, to serve in accordance with and
subject to
the direction of the President until death, resignation, retirement,
removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it
further
RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are appointed
to serve as the initial members of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee:
- Sam Ruby
- Ross Gardler
- Naomi Slater
- Joan Touzet
- Myrle Krantz
- Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy
- Kenn Knowles
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