- From: Jeff Jaffe <jeff@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 08:53:05 -0500
- To: tink@tink.uk, Oana Galbenu <oanagalbenu@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-idcg@w3.org
I just want to make sure that I understand the proposal. The proposal clearly states that when we ask for applications for diversity scholarships we do not specify which groups are eligible. It is open to anyone who believes that they are from an under-represented group. And even after they are awarded, they do not need to identify their group. Does it also mean that applicants are not allowed to state what under-represented group they are from? Or the reason that they are deserving of the limited number of scholarships? I can imagine that applicants might want to state their group as a method of indicating why they might be awarded as opposed to other applicants. If the only information that applicants are providing is their name and the cost of attending TPAC, then the selection process will be based only on either name recognition or pure randomization. Jeff On 1/2/2019 4:24 AM, Léonie Watson wrote: > Thanks Oana. > > I'd like to put this proposal to a Call For Consensus (CFC), but it > would be good to get a sense of other people's thoughts on this idea > first. > > Léonie. > > > On 19/12/2018 18:02, Oana Galbenu wrote: >> Sound good to me. And pretty elegant I would say. >> >> Best, >> Oana >> >> On Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 19:50 Léonie Watson <tink@tink.uk >> <mailto: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. >> >> >> -- @LeonieWatson tink.uk <http://tink.uk> Carpe diem >> >
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