[diversity] [Ext] Re: RIPE Code of Conduct 2.0

On 6/13/19, 3:01 AM, "diversity on behalf of Rob Evans" <diversity-bounces at ripe.net on behalf of Rob.Evans at jisc.ac.uk> wrote:

[...]

> As Trusted Contacts, our primary responsibility is confidentiality of 
> the report to us.  Our training was as a "vertrouwenspersoon," although 
> fortunately for me that was the only part of the training that took 
> place in Dutch.
>  
> This makes the production of reports somewhat difficult as above all we 
> do not want those who have reported an issue to us to feel they could be 
> identified through that report -- or that in future they do not report 
> an issue for fear of being identified (the simple act of writing down 
> the report is even something to consider).

It's obviously important that trends for the frequency of reports, the type of incident reported, and other relevant factors are monitored. But it might not be necessary for those numbers to be published in a report. 

Nonetheless, a key goal is to help people feel safe, so that they can obtain the maximum benefit from the meeting. For that reason, it might make sense to commit to measuring people's feelings in a survey and include a few of the most important perception indicators in a report. This could help show whether the process is achieving that result without risking its confidentiality.

Kind regards,

Leo Vegoda