[governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55

[Padmini]

Thanks.sir. I just have one quick response to your third point.
On Mar 18, 2016 12:51 PM, "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <suresh at hserus.net>
wrote:
>
> On 18-Mar-2016, at 12:15 PM, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the
Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the
development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to
reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender
sensitisation.
>>
>
> Hi Padmini
>
> I will only say - and I say this in my personal capacity and not having
attended a single ICANN meeting, but having been on the management boards
of other conferences in the past -

> 3. While I am all for diversity - I would not say that a committee lacks
standing to investigate such an issue just because of its lack of
diversity.  Sexual harassment is condemnable - and in its various degrees,
criminal, the world over, so that there are very few “cultural”
justifications to it.

The only problem is , as a woman from a traditional family, speaking up
about this issue itself is hard. To have to talk about it to two white men
is difficult into itself. Hence the need for diversity.
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