Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k3prq-0007wU-Sv for pgsql-women@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:04:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=malur.postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k3prK-0006In-G4 for pgsql-women@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:03:42 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:3e1:1::229]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k3prJ-0006Ig-Rl for pgsql-women@lists.postgresql.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:03:42 +0000 Received: from mail-ot1-x32c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::32c]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k3prF-0006PH-Fe for pgsql-women@lists.postgresql.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:03:39 +0000 Received: by mail-ot1-x32c.google.com with SMTP id v21so268591otj.9 for ; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:03:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=uottawa-ca.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=yAjSmf+l6hwe+6stY7GzDZgWDPr5Cdxe9P1CqdBnqYw=; b=sqmAT1ydhYCfP57VLrxjaoDOHlDyRuAJLPqDQQDXHMXwtApRYoyOHuiGL1cSf+3JSc eodUupjb6Um+Yw230Ew4TzuL9FZdg3cj6FY6fRBQEjNkBNyq4eLxjeA8Kny15ckRYQct tfTA1H/10CDBIB0dosMQk02sv1TRwKmd2kFdFbo7pWOPG4CmwyX5qF8y+vN5EDQpfQ/q wLM08eXN7l4BhG1MX5l3uJjCc1rLZgOQ8Rbz+5Yzq5I+mcNt3FuwJqFNwnjOVy0dsf1f WZZD405vIp2fLIrKKjfGFWvWb8Yphu+CG7PtH6sIdDspVRV9KT9BwQRPn+N7VIPT8zOm A1zw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=yAjSmf+l6hwe+6stY7GzDZgWDPr5Cdxe9P1CqdBnqYw=; b=fMaFXnQXKFpxzLvU9UBrT7bxVxCD1VKeMevCxOSeRNFZIXLzDyR2w5TGWAUu5rGPF/ usU3KHc6FA5Gju5WdyZ1NsEVrfZOtt3YYodkc6TtCW8p6cWiPAGeFQwDxsbLp0v/NbF0 iKZhKmA3t+vH/elqg9c+/dWh/gdmIDH6QlxPlcvUuvsIvpT1YC/vt3Oq4ur2T3qa/mc5 //qDC8GTyniG4BUAXZAuh3qb1BDF/sJTN/ASC/EtssH5nk7ItfLCi6UxsOR1YHlFEGgj SIbMsjbjO2Kez7FXrOYAf4h2M+njzW1+cpmAn1zNzu3qT0rzkjkMSYSNfKGxSvh9GUav Jj0Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532mqlKaTLfC8NuW/rD3/yy5/zVgT7fwOyas+IWdGautYjHltPk2 VZosAS03OjIAa59gGEvlJpNWgiyVPL2pzEGA5WAKwZIfJj8= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwYqHdk+6wIkTaJjIry2MwS/fsuX/m6/6GljW5J6mTEgxpq0CerqiHZQJP6+QlAvM90/vL8JVrVQCT73iz3gNc= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:114e:: with SMTP id x14mr8968461otq.41.1596758615971; Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:03:35 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Katherine Mcmillan Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 20:03:19 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: PgUS Diversity Initiatives Questionnaire To: =?UTF-8?Q?L=C3=A6titia_Avrot?= Cc: Stacey Haysler , pgsql-women@lists.postgresql.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000018f68b05ac3e56e0" List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Precedence: bulk --00000000000018f68b05ac3e56e0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello all, Just a few more links on this theme if interested: How One Woman Escaped Her Violent Marriage To Join The World=E2=80=99s Firs= t All-Female Anti-Poaching Force https://africanelephantjournal.com/how-one-woman-escaped-her-violent-marria= ge-to-join-the-worlds-first-all-female-anti-poaching-force/ Save the Elephants https://www.worldwomenwork.org/save-the-elephants The Woman Saving Kenya's Elephants https://www.iol.co.za/news/the-woman-saving-kenyas-elephants-1896473 Saving Elephants in a Digital World https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/saving-elephants-in-a-digital-world Our Founder https://www.saveelephant.org/about/founder-sangduen-lek-chailert/ Meet Thailand's Elephant Whisperer https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-sangduen-lek-chailert-thailands-elephant-= whisperer/ Disrupting the Dominant Conservation Paradigm https://march4elephantsandrhinos.org/conservation-paradigm-disruption/ One woman's mission to save orphaned elephants https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-38019026 Have-a-go heroes: the women saving elephants in their free time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/13/have-a-go-heroes-the-wo= men-saving-elephants-in-their-free-time Save Nosey Now https://www.nonhumanrights.org/blog/nosey-elephant-rights/ https://savenoseynow.org/contact/ *"It=E2=80=99s no secret that elephants are a matriarchal society. The fema= les form lifelong bonds with other females- they co-mother, sharing all of the responsibilities of child rearing. They also pass generational wisdom between elder =E2=80=9Ccrone=E2=80=9D elephants who know the ancient migrat= ion routes and can find water buried deep in the ground. Truly, female elephants represent the best of woman energy and it=E2=80=99s only natural that some of that = =E2=80=9Cmagic=E2=80=9D would find its way into the hearts of we humans.* *In the world of elephant rescue and conservation, we see on a daily basis, women all over the planet working night and day to save elephants! Women are leaving their careers, taking to social media, joining protests, sending donations, time and time again it is women that are doing the heavy lifting for elephants."* -Thyra Rutter, 2019 (Artist & Co-Founder of Arte for Elephants, a for purpose business that raises money for elephant sanctuaries around the world through the sale of art.) https://www.arteforelephants.net/post/2019/03/08/crazy-elephant-ladies-lead= -the-charge-to-save-endangered-elephants [image: =E2=99=A1 Ethereal =E2=99=A1 Yes, if you had remembered how much I = love Elephants, that they are my Spirit Animal, I wonder if you could have treated me so cruelly with your lies. Elephant Quotes, Elephant Love, Elephant Art, Elephant Stuff, African Elephant, Elephant Images, Elephant Pictures, Elephants Never Forget, Save The Elephants] On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 5:42 PM Katherine Mcmillan wrote: > Hi there, > > I really appreciated reading this questionnaire and the effort it took to > create, it was thought-provoking. However, I must echo Laetitia's though= ts > and comment that I am at a loss in my ability to provide meaningful > feedback, and feel there is listening needed. Recently, I have been aske= d > to reflect on my experience being the only female in an IT Support Progra= m > at a Canadian College. When asked how to encourage more women to enter > such a program, I felt totally stumped, and said so. I did say "having a > lack of role models doesn't help" but that was the best I could do. > > Something did catch my attention and had my wheels turning: a story in th= e > National Geographic called "They Risk Their Lives to Save Elephants" > (please see below for more details). In anticipation of World Elephant D= ay > next Wednesday (August 12) , I do wonder if we have a platform to highlig= ht > such exceptional dedication and achievements? While these efforts may not > be directly towards the PostgreSQL project, I do feel that highlighting > stories of female heroes and efforts to save the elephants may be helpful > ways to empower those in our community who do not identify as male. I wou= ld > be interested in others' thoughts. > > Sincerely, > Katie > TODAY'S BIG TOPIC: > > > THEY RISK THEIR LIVES > TO SAVE ELEPHANTS > > Thursday, August 6, 2020 > > > PHOTOGRAPH BY BRENT STIRTON > > > *By **Rachael Bale* > *, AN= IMALS Executive > Editor* > > With World Elephant Day next Wednesday, I=E2=80=99ve been thinking a lot = about the > people who risk their lives to protect them. In Zimbabwe, the Akashinga= =E2=80=94an > all-female, nonprofit, anti-poaching unit=E2=80=94is one of the most rema= rkable > groups I=E2=80=99ve learned about. > > Made up of local women from disadvantaged backgrounds=E2=80=94some of the= m > orphaned by AIDS or victims of domestic violence=E2=80=94the Akashinga un= dergo > special forces-type training and are charged with protecting a > 115-square-mile wildlife area in the Zambezi Valley, which has lost > thousands of elephants to poachers over the past 20 years. *(Pictured > above, ranger Petronella Chigumbura practicing reconnaissance techniques)= .* > > Founder *Damien Mander*, who has been training anti-poaching rangers in > Africa for more than a decade, says female rangers tend to be far more > successful than male rangers. They=E2=80=99re better at de-escalating pot= entially > violent situations, are less likely to accept bribes from poachers, and > usually invest as much as 90 percent of their income in their families, a= s > opposed to 35 percent with men, *Lindsay Smith *wrote in a story about > them > last > year. > > Zimbabwe has lost about 11 percent of its elephants since 2005, and Afric= a > overall loses some 8 percent of its savanna elephants > e= ach > year, almost entirely to poaching for their ivory. Asian elephants contin= ue > to lose ground as well. > > On World Elephant Day, National Geographic is raising awareness about the > plight of elephants and the risks the Akashinga take to protect them. Nat > Geo is premiering the documentary *Akashinga: The Brave Ones*, executive > produced by *James Cameron* and streaming at akashinga.film > > . Check out the trailer now > . > (*Below, Akashinga rangers with an elephant at a watering hole.)* > > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 3:33 AM L=C3=A6titia Avrot > wrote: > >> Hi Stacey, >> >> Thank you for this form. >> I'm sorry that I have to admit I don't know how to help. I do think it >> would be great to match the diversity in the planet in our community, bu= t I >> also think that as a white woman, I need to stop talking on the subject = and >> begin to listen. >> >> So, anyone out there if you have any idea how to help, please, fill in >> this form. >> >> Have a nice day, >> >> L=C3=A6titia >> >> Le ven. 31 juil. 2020 =C3=A0 07:51, Stacey Haysler a >> =C3=A9crit : >> >>> The PgUS Diversity Committee has compiled a Diversity Initiatives >>> questionnaire to gather ideas from a variety of backgrounds and >>> perspectives across open source technology communities. These ideas wil= l >>> form the basis for real change in the United States PostgreSQL >>> Association's Diversity Committee, and will aid in providing resources = for >>> other organizations to rebuild and recreate their own communities that = both >>> uplift and are uplifted by diversity. >>> >>> The questionnaire can be found at: >>> >>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oX59RNtG6lMOqm893LquxtkzEKXu25OtfNj5hR= 5-GV4 >>> >>> Your contribution of thoughts, knowledge, and time to this project >>> through responding to these questions is valuable, and much appreciated= . >>> >>> Regards, >>> Stacey >>> >>> Stacey Haysler >>> President, U.S. PostgreSQL Association >>> Call Me: Stacey >>> Pronouns: She/Her >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *Paper doesn=E2=80=99t grow on trees. Please print responsibly.* >> > --00000000000018f68b05ac3e56e0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello all,

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"It=E2=80=99s no sec= ret that elephants are a matriarchal society. The females form lifelong bon= ds with other females- they co-mother, sharing all of the responsibilities = of child rearing. They also pass generational wisdom between elder =E2=80= =9Ccrone=E2=80=9D elephants who know the ancient migration routes and can f= ind water buried deep in the ground. Truly, female elephants represent the = best of woman energy and it=E2=80=99s only natural that some of that =E2=80= =9Cmagic=E2=80=9D would find its way into the hearts of we humans.

In the world of elephant rescu= e and conservation, we see on a daily basis, women all over the planet work= ing night and day to save elephants! Women are leaving their careers, takin= g to social media, joining protests, sending donations, time and time again= it is women that are doing the heavy lifting for elephants."

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On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 5:42 PM = Katherine Mcmillan <kmcmi046@uott= awa.ca> wrote:
Hi there,

I really appreciated re= ading this questionnaire and the effort it took to create, it was thought-p= rovoking.=C2=A0 However, I must echo Laetitia's thoughts and comment th= at I am at a loss in my ability to provide meaningful feedback, and feel th= ere is listening needed.=C2=A0 Recently, I have been asked to reflect on my= experience being the only female in an IT Support Program at a Canadian Co= llege.=C2=A0 When asked how to encourage more women to enter such a program= , I felt totally stumped, and said so.=C2=A0 I did say "having a lack = of role models doesn't help" but that was the best I could do.=C2= =A0

Something did catch my attention and had my wh= eels turning: a story in the National Geographic called "They Risk The= ir Lives to Save Elephants" (please see below for more details).=C2=A0= In anticipation of World Elephant Day next Wednesday (August 12) , I do wo= nder if we have a platform to highlight such exceptional dedication and ach= ievements? While these efforts may not be directly towards the PostgreSQL p= roject, I do feel that highlighting stories of female heroes and efforts to= save the elephants may be helpful ways to empower those in our community w= ho do not identify as male. I would be interested in others' thoughts.<= /div>

Sincerely,
Katie
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TODAY'S BIG TOPIC:
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PHOTOGRAPH BY BRENT STIRTON


By=C2=A0Rachael Bale,=C2=A0ANIMALS=C2=A0Execu= tive Editor

With World Elephant Day next Wednesday, I=E2=80=99v= e been thinking a lot about the people who risk their lives to protect them= . In Zimbabwe, the Akashinga=E2=80=94an all-female, nonprofit, anti-poachin= g unit=E2=80=94is one of the most remarkable groups I=E2=80=99ve learned ab= out.

Made up of local women from disadvantaged backgrounds=E2=80=94s= ome of them orphaned by AIDS or victims of domestic violence=E2=80=94the Ak= ashinga undergo special forces-type training and are charged with protectin= g a 115-square-mile wildlife area in the Zambezi Valley, which has lost tho= usands of elephants to poachers over the past 20 years.=C2=A0(Pictured = above, ranger=C2=A0Petronella Chigumbura=C2=A0practicing r= econnaissance techniques).

Founder=C2=A0Damien Mander, who has been training anti-poaching rangers in Africa for more tha= n a decade, says female rangers tend to be far more successful than male ra= ngers. They=E2=80=99re better at de-escalating potentially violent situatio= ns, are less likely to accept bribes from poachers, and usually invest as m= uch as 90 percent of their income in their families, as opposed to 35 perce= nt with men,=C2=A0Lindsay Smith=C2=A0wrote in a story about them=C2=A0last= year.

Zimbabwe has lost about 11 percent of its elephants since 200= 5, and Africa overall=C2=A0loses some 8 percent of its savanna elephants=C2=A0each year, almost e= ntirely to poaching for their ivory. Asian elephants continue to lose groun= d as well.

On World Elephant Day, National Geographic is raising awa= reness about the plight of elephants and the risks the Akashinga take to pr= otect them. Nat Geo is premiering the documentary=C2=A0Akashinga: The B= rave Ones, executive produced by=C2=A0James Cameron= =C2=A0and streaming at=C2=A0akashinga.film.= =C2=A0Check out= the trailer now. (Below, Akashinga rangers with an elephant at a w= atering hole.)



On Wed, = Aug 5, 2020 at 3:33 AM L=C3=A6titia Avrot <laetitia.avrot@gmail.com> wrote:
H= i Stacey,

Thank you for this form.
I'm sorry that I have to a= dmit I don't know how to help. I do think it would be great to match th= e diversity in the planet in our community, but I also think that as a whit= e woman, I need to=C2=A0stop talking on the subject and begin to listen.
So, anyone out there if you have any idea how to help, please, fill in= this form.

Have a nice day,

L=C3=A6titia

Le= =C2=A0ven. 31 juil. 2020 =C3=A0=C2=A007:51, Stacey Haysler <shayslerpgx@gmail.com>= ; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
The PgUS Diversity Committee has compiled a Diversity Initi= atives questionnaire to=C2=A0gather id= eas from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives across open source techn= ology communities. These ideas will form the basis for real change in the = United States PostgreSQL Association's Diversity Committee, and will ai= d in providing resources for other organizations to rebuild and recreate th= eir own communities that both uplift and are uplifted by diversity.<= /div>
The questionnaire can be found at:

Your contribution of thoughts, knowledge, and time to this project thro= ugh responding to these questions is valuable, and much appreciated.=

Regards,
Stacey
Stacey Haysler
President, U.S. PostgreSQL=C2=A0Association
Call= Me: Stacey
Pronouns: She/Her



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