- From: Jeff Jaffe <jeff@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:38:18 -0400
- To: lw@tetralogical.com, Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>, public-idcg@w3.org
On 3/29/2019 10:03 AM, Léonie Watson wrote: > > 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? I haven't taken a recent census. It also depends on whether you are talking about current participants or participants over time. That distinction is more clear for WGs (since their charters end at a particular date) than it is for CGs. My guess is that WGs at any point in time are >1,000; but not into the several thousands. > > 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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