Re: Diversity scholarship: Identifying under-represented groups

Sound good to me. And pretty elegant I would say.

Best,
Oana

On Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 19:50 Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk wrote:

> I was talking about this with another person recently, and they
> suggested that we may not need to identify individual under-represented
> groups, but could just make it clear that the diversity scholarship is
> open to anyone who believes they are from an under-represented group.
>
> It would mean that we don't have to be specific about which
> under-represented groups are included (and which are not), and it
> removes the risk of us excluding anyone because we accidentally left
> their particular group off the list.
>
> It would also mean that we don't need to ask people to identify which
> under-represented group they belong to.
>
> It may mean that some people try to game the system, but W3 is a small
> enough community that I think anyone trying to do that would quickly be
> found-out.
>
> It may also mean that we cannot guarantee diversity within the group of
> people selected to receive scholarships, but given the relatively small
> number of scholarships likely to be awarded, it may be enough that we're
> helping people from any under-represented groups.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Léonie.
>
>
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