+1 to Keilana. The fact that people still believe that valuing women somehow devalues men never fails to amaze me. It's not a zero-sum game.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Keilana <keilanaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hearing people whine “what about the men” because, God forbid, men might > not get *every single* grant this time (as they did in the pilot round of > IEGs), is incredibly tiresome. > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Peter Southwood < > peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > > > If you take it entirely at face value, I find it quite inoffensive. As I > > have no experience with reviewing grant proposals, I can't comment on its > > accuracy, but I am quite happy to take Fred's word for it. > > Offence is often available if you search for it hard enough. > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > > wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Fæ > > Sent: 08 January 2015 06:17 PM > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Why WMF should reconsider the 3-month gender > > gap project-related decision > > > > On 8 Jan 2015 16:11, "FRED BAUDER" <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: > > ... > > > I've noticed that women are often quite motivated and good at writing > > grant proposals. > > > > Extending good faith I would presume this is irony. It does not transmit > > well by email. Please keep in mind how offensive this sort of thing > appears. > > > > Fae > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8890 - Release Date: 01/08/15 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
