Re: Understanding diversity at W3C

On 3/29/2019 9:58 AM, Léonie Watson wrote:
> On 29/03/2019 12:28, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:
>> Is this data set large enough to allow anonymity? Is such data the 
>> only/ideal way to "measure" how we preform on ensuring diversity? I 
>> personally feel somewhat ambivalent about such data collection.
>
> I'm not sure how many participants we have within W3C but it counts in 
> the thousands, so I think the sample set would be large enough, yes.

If we include CG participants, then the community is >10,000 people.


>
> The purpose of this exercise is more about understanding where we are, 
> than it is about ensuring we do better.
>
> That said, if you have other ideas about how we can gauge our current 
> diversity, in order to ensure we keep improving it, that'd be welcome.
>
> Léonie.
>
>>
>> 2 cents,
>>    Shadi
>>
>>
>> On 29/03/2019 12:08, Léonie Watson wrote:
>>> Everyone,
>>>
>>> At the meeting during TPAC we agreed we wanted to know more about 
>>> the current state of diversity at W3C. I'd like us to make a start 
>>> on this if we can.
>>>
>>> I think the only way to collect this information is to ask people, 
>>> and to ask them in a way that protects their anonymity. I might be 
>>> wrong about this of course, there may be much better ways!
>>>
>>> If this is the right approach though, we'll need to find a platform 
>>> to host the survey that protects people's privacy, and to design a 
>>> set of questions to ask.
>>>
>>>   If anyone has ideas on how to approach this activity, ideas about 
>>> platforms, or experience of designing the appropriate questions, 
>>> that would be very welcome.
>>>
>>> Léonie.
>>
>

Received on Friday, 29 March 2019 14:01:27 UTC