[Chapter-delegates] Application to form SIG Women

[Olga Cavalli]

Dear colleagues,

a great idea which I fully support!!

Best regards
Olga

2017-08-12 18:54 GMT-03:00 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>:

> 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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