[WSIS CS-Plenary] Virtual news & Gender gap

[Juana Kweitel]

Please, can somebody help me to unsuscribe to this list?
Thank you!
Juana

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http://www.privaterra.org/activities/wsis/blog/virtual_news___gender_gap.html
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> Virtual news & Gender gap
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> It is always good to have a new set of eyes look at a problem, and
> the WSIS is no different.
>
> Taran Rampersad, a CS colleague from the Caribbean has posted several
> messages recently related to the real lack of news and information
> that is available to the general public about what is going on in
> WSIS. He's of the opinion that it is still very much an insider's game
>
> To a large extent I would agree. What to do next is the question. Do
> we try to spend time to analyze why, or take specific concrete
> actions in the short term to try to ameliorate the communications
> issue. I'll leave the former to the academics, and put my efforts in
> with the latter option.
>
> That being said, what I commit to do - is to proactively engage those
> who have expressed an interest in blogs, wikis and virtual
> collaboration to see what concrete things we can come up with before,
> during and after the PrepCom.
>
> Who's expressed interest so far:
>
> Blogs - Taran Rampersad, Andy Carvin, Rik Panganiban
> Wiki - Andy Carvin
> Virtual Collaboration - Derrick Cogburn
>
> In looking at the three items and the initial list of who's involved
> reveals an all too frequent issue....that of lack of gender balance.
> Making this point known those involved in the gender caucus could be
> a first start, and is something i'll do. I hope that with their help,
> advice and expertise we'll be able to narrow the gender gap we seem
> to have now.
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