I have a class of many women who have an optional editing
assignment,. Many try to edit but leave out of concern about bullying
by (probably) male editors. You are right that they are lost before
they get here. My attrition rate is 70%. I do not want women to go
where they do not feel safe.
I do
Being relatively new to this list, I dip my toe into what seems to be a
somewhat fraught mailing list with some trepidation. (Read: please don't
bite this newbie).
I think we need to understand where the problems lie and therefore what
problem(s) we are seeking to solve. If I understand it corr
A few points here:
- If less than 15% of editors identify as female, and the vast majority
of those do not regularly participate in "dispute management", how are you
going to establish a panel that is 50% women? This isn't a small point -
there are so few individuals generally speaki
In case you missed it, the Signpost this week gives a link to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8QCG7keQw
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I think part of my shock was based on being British, and how the sink-or-swim
attitude prevailed by those running and modera