So I'm thinking there's now a pretty strong argument for gender quotas in the standing jury and other positions of influence to try and de-brocialise the running of the place a bit. Ideally we'd see representation from a cross-section of marginalised groups without such measures but I think we have to get the scaffolding in place first.

@captainbland

Yes. We need to pick this up or start over: https://www.loomio.org/d/zWqiL8Kp/diversity-of-social-coop

Quotas in operations are necessary. We also need a strategy for dialogue and collaboration with people who are under-represented.

@Matt_Noyes @captainbland I think the most important place to prioritize this is in the composition of the forming #SocialCoop CWG operations team, which will be responsible for implementing/enforcing our policies. As our first compensated body, we can be more intentional than when relying on volunteer do-ocracy, which has self-selection effects.

To facilitate this, I'm leaning towards the idea of electing a hiring committee w/ this as a key piece of their charge.

@mattcropp @captainbland

Intentional is right. Maybe instead of a hiring committee, an organizing working group that can deal with this and related issues? You can see I am trying to stick to a horizontalist approach. Maybe more use of sortition? I really see this an an organizing problem more than a structure problem.

@Matt_Noyes @captainbland for this particular case, I was thinking the hiring committee would serve for just this task and dissolve (rather than being a permanent body), and would put it's decision to the broader WG for ratification.