[Chapter-delegates] Application to form SIG Women

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Dear Athena

This is a great idea
I'm at SIG Blockchain and also commented on the initial doc of SIG
Women and at the Women IGF event in LACIGF the chapter was also
discussed.

The focus on women who have children is important also to ensure that
technology and internet-related initiatives welcome families. There
are so many internet festival, code camps, hacker spaces, fab labs
which are yet not quite ready to embrace women and how they can
contribute, which could be immensely valuable if one has also this
view of inclusiveness.

Best,

Renata


On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Athena Morgana <athmorgana at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for this application proposal.
> I fully support the initiative.
>
> I am aware my response comes a day later than the expected date. I am sorry
> and hope it is not too late to add something small.
>
> I think the SIG should also have a special focus on young mothers and single
> mothers. Looking at their position in the society, sometimes it is hard for
> them to get employment. Exposure to internet jobs and even the knowledge on
> how to work from home would really boost their financial status as well as
> enable them to spend quality time with their children.
>
> Athena
>
> Athena Morgan
> Vice-chairman
> ISOC Kenya
> 0716108372
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2017 6:43 PM, "Glenn McKnight" <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you for this document
>>
>> Interesting I was reading the ISOC Policy Paper Survey based upon
>> surveying
>>
>> The survey was conducted online using the Survey Monkey platform, and ran
>> from 6 March to 19 April 2017. The link to the questionnaire was
>> disseminated via e-mail to and through the 21 Internet Society Chapters, as
>> well as to Internet Society individual members in the Asia-Pacific region
>>
>> It notes that
>> Some 2,072 individuals from 40 economies across the Asia-Pacific answered
>> the survey. The majority (87%) were members of the Internet Society, and
>> were male (79%)
>>
>> Perhaps we should take stock of the high percentage of the respondents of
>> this survey being male which if reflective on our  ISOC membership then we
>> have a problem since these surveys help shape policy
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>> Glenn McKnight
>> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
>> skype  gmcknight
>> twitter gmcknight
>> 289-830 6259
>> .
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:31 AM, Kyle Shulman <shulman at isoc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> The following application to start a Special Interest Group (SIG): SIG
>>> Women has been received. It is being sent to the chapter delegates community
>>> for peer comment and review.
>>>
>>> Please note that the SIG has not yet formed and has not officially been
>>> recognized by the Internet Society.
>>>
>>> The period allowed for comments is two weeks from today and the deadline
>>> is 11th August 2017.
>>>
>>> Please do not hesitate to contact me on or off list.
>>>
>>> Regards ,
>>>
>>> Kyle Shulman
>>> Global Engagement Project Manager
>>> Special Interest Group (SIG) Manager
>>> Internet Society
>>> Shulman at isoc.org
>>>
>>>
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