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Collect data about the diversity of the community & events #9

Open amtwo opened 3 years ago

amtwo commented 3 years ago

The About PASS page states "PASS is a not-for-profit organization run by and for a diverse community." However, this has not been my experience, and there is no data to back up this assertion.

PASS has traditionally refused to track "diversity" metrics -- not even gender. Collecting that, in any form, for any aspect of the community... is critical to measuring and improving PASS's problem with inclusion & diversity.

Both annual surveys and demographic data are valuable tools in measuring diversity, inclusion, and the efficacy of an organization's efforts. Anecdotal qualitative stories are not an effective way to measure any of these things and do not justify the assertion on the About PASS page.

amtwo commented 3 years ago

This is an inter-related issue to #5: "Open Data on Meeting and Events"

stridergdm commented 3 years ago

This relates to an issue I've been meaning to look at for my group: how to be more welcoming to diversity.