[Ws2-diversity] Draft 01 Diversity Report

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi all,

Thanks for the comments and the discussion. they are welcome and helpful to
clarify that paragraph, better to catch this before moving to next stage.
I sense that there was some confusion about the intent of that item and
there were some interpretations which may miss what it was about.

it is not about skills, experience vs diversity, it is about the diversity
of skills, for example having different profiles, including experiences
from different environments. Julie kindly proposed a wording intended to
make that less confusing:
"2.6 *Skills:* Diversity in skills contributes to the quality of ICANN
policy formulation, decision-making and outreach. It is important to
highlight and advocate the advantages of individuals bringing different and
diverse skills sets into ICANN's many activities. All activities and groups
within ICANN will benefit from having a diverse range of skills available.
Outcomes formulated from diverse skills and knowledge will have higher
probability of being accepted by a diverse community.  Achieving diversity
in skills should not be seen as a choice between skills and diversity which
excludes participation, but rather one which values many skills sets and
facilitates inclusion and broad participation. "

we will discuss this topic at the confcall today to clear out any issue
related to it and follow-up in the mailing list. I encourage everyone to
attend today call.

Best,

Rafik

2017-02-24 6:19 GMT+09:00 avri doria <avri at apc.org>:

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>
> On 23-Feb-17 12:39, Malcolm Hutty wrote:
> > I would like to see a clear commitment that discrimination on the
> > grounds of race, sex, etc should not be tolerated at ICANN.
>
> 1. i am comfortable with that as long as we also include sexual
> orientation and gender expression.
>
> 2. we should remember that this is good but not enough (necessary but
> not sufficinet), as i could fill the broadest diversity of skill,
> experience,  race, gender, national origin, sexual preference, and
> gender orientation without ever leaving  NYC.  I think that regional
> diversity is also critical and that needs to be mandated.
>
> As for quotas , I said I was not recommending them at this time.  But
> what I have seen with gender discrimination, let alone regional
> discrimination in some parts of ICANN does inspire me to want to
> introduce gender and regional quotas.  of what ever race or sexual
> expression.
>
> avri
>
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