Women matter! Vote Stephanie!

[Joonas Mäkinen]

The reminder to vote for people if you want them in a position – and not
just expecting it to happen by other means, the result being to your liking
or not – is a mighty important one. <3

ti 2. kesäk. 2020 klo 8.24 Tapani Tarvainen <ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info>
kirjoitti:

> The discussion about gender balance rules took a bit of a strange
> turn.
>
> Anybody who's been in ICANN meetings (or indeed just about any other
> comparable conference) and kept their eyes open will have noticed how
> they are dominated by men. Not only is the number of women present
> small, but they have a much harder time getting their voice heard.
>
> NCSG, for all its faults, has been a shining counterexample, with an
> exceptionally good gender balance and many strong women in the council
> and other leadership positions over the years, working hard against
> the odds and making a difference, notably including Robin and
> Stephanie (I won't even try to name others, there are simply too many
> to list).
>
> And while our gender balance rule may on occasion appear unfair,
> in the long run it is a good one, if only for highlighting the
> generally unequal treatment women get.
>
> I would encourage everybody who thinks women matter to vote Stephanie
> to show it, rather than ignoring her because she'll get elected anyway
> and letting her become a token woman elected on a technicality. Indeed
> if you *don't* like the gender balance rule you should vote her to
> show she's good enough to get elected on her own merit.
>
> Because Stephanie *is* good, despite having also made enemies like
> all strong-willed women tend to do.
>
> Go, Steph, go!
>
> --
> Tapani
>
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