[diversity] Finalizing (draft) charter of the Diversity TF by 2nd October

On 26/09/2017 15:16, Leslie wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 7:04 AM, Sasha Romijn <sasha at mxsasha.eu> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>> Goal of the TF is increasing diversity in RIPE community.
>>
>> I’m not entirely sure on the wording of this goal. I see these kind of efforts more as: removing barriers for participation, particularly those that disproportionally affect underrepresented and marginalised groups in the community, encourage and support their participation and inclusion, which will result in a more diverse community.
>>
>> So to me it’s more: if this TF does a great job, as a result we’ll see diversity increased, but that is not the direct goal - to me the direct goal is more removing barriers that prevent diversity, and looking for ways to offset barriers we can’t remove.
> 
> I like your way of looking at this :)


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