Actually we encourage extra nights for jetlag; sometimes people don't have the time in their schedules though. Also we are trying to reduce the time commitment for board service and especially trips to SF -- down to maybe 2/year max. Still though it's a fair bit of work/travel.
Phoebe On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Kerry Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > And if you live outside the USA, you are presumably expected to do multiple > long haul flights to the USA for quite short visits meaning being jetlagged > the entire time and on your return. I note also that the long haul flights > appear to be cattle class with no allowance for extra nights to deal with > jetlag. As someone who used to fly a lot in my work, that kind of > international air travel gets pretty gruelling (and I gave up that work > eventually because of it). Also the notion that after a long haul flight in > economy class jetlagged and sleep-deprived that you would use public > transport to get to your accommodation sounds like an invitation to be > mugged; that seems a pretty callous disregard for personal safety. > > It sounds very unappealing ... > > Sent from my iPad > > On 7 Jun 2015, at 6:35 am, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Expenses, including travel, lodging, conference fees (if applicable) and the > same per diem as staff receive (if food is not supplied) are paid for > Board-related activities. Other reasonable expenses are also covered, > although everyone is encouraged to take advantage of cost efficiencies where > possible (e.g., group taxis to the airport, using public transit where > possible). [As a side note, these same rules apply to the FDC, for which > there was only one woman candidate this year.] > > The bigger factor may be time, for both of these roles. The FDC is mostly > not that busy most of the year, but is hyperactive during the two 10-12 week > periods a year when they are considering proposals (From my experience, a > thorough review of the average proposal takes 10-15 hours total. Multiply > that by 6-8 in April/May and 12-18 in October/November, and that is a LOT of > volunteer time). Members of the Board of Trustees have stepped down in the > past because of the time commitment expectations (including several full > weekends a year, a retreat, attendance at Wikimania, and participation in > online/teleconference meetings). > > > Risker/Anne > > > On 6 June 2015 at 15:48, Carol Moore dc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 6/6/2015 3:15 PM, Pine W wrote: >>> >>> >>> We had no new female candidates for board seats in the WMF election. For >>> affiliates, I know of at least two affiliates that also have male board >>> members saying that they/we would like to have more gender diversity on our >>> boards but women aren't generally volunteering to run. What could be done to >>> encourage more women to run for affiliate and WMF board seats? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pine >>> >>> >> Does the job description mention whether there's pay or at least free >> travel and hotel expenses for meetings? >> >> $ is often a big factor for women. >> >> CM >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers <at> gmail.com * _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
