[Chapter-delegates] Application to form SIG Women

[Cheryl Langdon-Orr]

Indeed!!!

On 14 Aug. 2017 8:26 am, "Olga Cavalli" <olgacavalli at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 <(07)%201610%208372>
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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