Create the PyLadies Global Council wiki

[Mariatta]

As we begin the election and nomination process, I think it would be great to document some of the challenges faced by PyLadies and the things that the global board need to address.

Some topics on my mind.

• PyLadies finance
  Each year at PyCon PyLadies auction raises a substantial amount of money. Where does that money go? Can the money be used to support local groups?

• PyLadies code of conduct and enforcement
  How can global PyLadies help support and enforce code of conduct issues for local groups?

• PyLadies job board
  Companies want to reach diverse audience and they want to share their job postings with PyLadies. We don't have formal job board, and I don't think we should advertise companies for free. Additionally, our members have a certain trust in PyLadies that any jobs posted by us can be seen as an endorsement. I think we need to establish a guideline for sharing job postings with our members.

Those are some of the things that I wish are documented somewhere. I'm sure others have additional questions and concerns.

[whykay]

Hi Mariatta,

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 7:35 PM Mariatta ***@***.***> wrote: As we begin the election and nomination process, I think it would be great to document some of the challenges faced by PyLadies and the things that the global board need to address. Some topics on my mind. - PyLadies finance Each year at PyCon PyLadies auction raises a substantial amount of money. Where does that money go? Can the money be used to support local groups? - PyLadies code of conduct and enforcement How can global PyLadies help support and enforce code of conduct issues for local groups? Maybe an onboard remote training session via zoom? What to do, what steps

to take, how to handle issues and situations, etc.

- PyLadies job board Companies want to reach diverse audience and they want to share their job postings with PyLadies. We don't have formal job board, and I don't think we should advertise companies for free. Additionally, our members have a certain trust in PyLadies that any jobs posted by us can be seen as an endorsement. I think we need to establish a guideline for sharing job postings with our members. Women Who Code and Lesbians Who Tech charge companies to advertise jobs.

But certainly, if a PyLadies member submits a job, it's like a word of mouth, like you said an endorsement, this should not be charged. Also dev.to has an interesting way, they rewards points or you can buy points for listings to promote things like jobs, courses, etc. Cheers, /// Vicky Twomey-Lee (PyLadies Dublin <https://twitter.com/pyladiesdub> Founder) Pronouns: she/her/hers Python Ireland <http://python.ie/> Member EuroPython Member <http://www.europython-society.org/members> | PSF member <http://pyfound.blogspot.ie/2012/08/welcome-new-psf-members.html>

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[reshamas]

@Mariatta @whykay
I am close to procuring a job board for my other meetup group, Data Umbrella.
I'll let you all know how it goes; if it works well, it would be a good option for PyLadies too.

[amcasari]

+1 to increased transparency for PyLadies finance. I think it's reasonable to aim for a few things:

1. Breakout of PyLadies finances (intake, expenses + grants) in the PSF Annual Report
2. More reporting out of requests + grants made by PyLadies organizers: how many requests for funding are being made? where are they coming from? how many are granted and on why? why

[whykay]

In re. to Code of Conduct, just saw this from Valerie Aurora, free Code o Conduct enforcement book: https://frameshiftconsulting.com/2018/12/10/free-code-of-conduct-enforcement-book-available-now/ Cheers, /// Vicky Twomey-Lee (PyLadies Dublin <https://twitter.com/pyladiesdub> Founder) Pronouns: she/her/hers Python Ireland <http://python.ie/> Member EuroPython Member <http://www.europython-society.org/members> | PSF member <http://pyfound.blogspot.ie/2012/08/welcome-new-psf-members.html>

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[sleepypioneer]

@Mariatta could these be split into sub ISSUEs or have individual tasks on this issue then perhaps we can start with those that have available information and later tackle larger tasks such as a job board?

[BethanyG]

@sleepypioneer -- this is a very old issue at this point. While it has good discussion, I am not sure we're moving forward with a wiki at this point. I think it might be better to close this and open newer issues as they come up. We can refer back to this issue or link to it and its comments as needed.