[governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55

[Remmy Nweke]

Hi Padmini
Please accept my sympathy for this incident(s), Most unfortunate.

This is another drum beat for every community to stand up for diversity in
ICANN processes including our various communities.

We all need to speak up, especially at this time.

Remmy Nweke
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On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Padmini <pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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