Re: Understanding diversity at W3C

On 29/03/2019 14:01, Jeff Jaffe wrote:
> 
> 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.

Thanks Jeff, that's useful information. How many would it be if we 
didn't include the CG?

Léonie.
> 
> 
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>

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