Diversity and Inclusiveness in the IETF
draft-gont-diversity-analysis-00
gendispatch F. Gont
Internet-Draft SI6 Networks
Intended status: Informational K. Moore
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February 22, 2021
Diversity and Inclusiveness in the IETF
draft-gont-diversity-analysis-00
Abstract
This document discusses a number of structural issues that currently
hinders diversity and inclusiveness in the IETF. The issues
discussed in this document are non-exhaustive, but still provide a
good starting point for the IETF to establish a more comprehensive
agenda to foster diversity and inclusiveness.
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Table of Contents
1. DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Perceived Return of Investment (ROI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Effects of Current Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Diversity in IETF groups and leadership roles . . . . . . . . 5
6.1. IESG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.2. WG Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
6.3. NOMCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
7. Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. Difficulty in Joining the IETF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9. Economic Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
10. Educational Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
11. Cultural Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
11.1. Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
11.2. Using email effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
11.3. Comfort zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
12. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
13. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
14. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
15. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1. DISCLAIMER
For the most part, many of the topics discussed in this document are
the result of on-list and off-list conversations with a number of
IETF participants, and are based personal experiences of said group
of colleagues, and what such group believes are some of the
structural problems hindering diversity in the IETF.
As such, it is very likely (and possibly guaranteed!) that there are
aspects that are partially (or even totally!) overlooked. If you
feel that is the case, please do contact the authors, and feel free
to educate us on what we may have missed. The authors will be happy
to incorporate co-authors where needed, include ideas from others
while giving due credit, or even include ideas while anonymizing the
source or author of the proposal.
Please refer to Section 3 regarding the terminology employed
throughout this document.
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