[NCUC-DISCUSS] [2022-NomCom] NomCom Selection Announcement for ICANN Leadership Positions

Mon Aug 15 19:38:58 CEST 2022

I expect that I should have referred to something along the lines of
"hegemonic masculinity" rather than "white masculinity."

Thanks,

Lisa

Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor, Department of Media, Journalism & Film (Media and
Culture Program) and Department of Global and Intercultural Studies
(Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program)
Miami University-Ohio; USA

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On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 1:21 PM McLaughlin, Lisa <mclauglm at miamioh.edu>
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> Thank you to all for this discussion. I think that it is best not to put
> it to rest, but rather to look at the pertinent issues in depth and at some
> length. In relation to gender diversity, I do hope that we are referring
> not only to females but also to persons across the LGBTQ+ spectrum.
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> But, for now--taking "female" as standing in for "gender"--I suggest that
> it would be instructive to begin with the statement that "excellent female
> candidates...did not tick all the boxes," to problematize this and study
> which boxes were not ticked by females and why this is the case or
> perceived to be the case. That is, not to address why this is the case in
> an "objective" sense, but rather in an attempt to understand how it is that
> "females" and other persons of diverse ethnicities and geographic locations
> do not appear to "check all the boxes" due to forms of systemic
> discriminations in digital governance regimes. More specifically, the
> question is why might the ways in which assumptions and practices within
> the NomCom selection process favor specific and perhaps too narrow
> definitions of what constitutes notions of expertise and aptitudes that may
> favor the selection of white males who already have had positions of
> influence within the organization (not to point fingers at specific white
> males who have taken positions of responsibility within NCUC but perhaps at
> system that favors white masculinity in specific roles).
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> There are too many ideological issues to study in ICANN as a whole within
> a defined period of time, and perhaps with limited resources. I suggest
> that something like a group "self-study" of the NomCom process has the
> *potential* to help to inform the selection process and rebalance the
> membership of the constituency.
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> This is not to suggest that a letter expressing concern with the lack of
> diversity and new leaders in NCUC is unnecessary. I am suggesting that, if
> the problem is to be addressed, more than a letter is necessary. We are the
> ones who can "fix" ourselves.
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> Regards,
>
> Lisa
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> Lisa McLaughlin, Ph.D. (she, her, hers)
> Associate Professor, Department of Media, Journalism & Film (Media and
> Culture Program) and Department of Global and Intercultural Studies
> (Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program)
> Miami University-Ohio; USA
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> Contact:
> Department of Media, Journalism & Film; Williams Hall; Miami University;
> Oxford, OH 45056; USA
> Tele: 513-529-3547; Fax: 513-529-1835; Email: mclauglm at miamioh.edu
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> On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 10:20 AM Akinremi Peter Taiwo <
> compsoftnet at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks Kathy and other folks. It was really a hard task to select few
>> from over 60 applications that was received.
>>
>> @Kaswesha Your concern is valid but you will agree with me that having to
>> select few from many applications is more challenging, hence, need for
>> quality, I mean quality application.
>>
>> @Farzaneh NomCom evaluates based on the criteria provided and the quality
>> of application that was received. Each of the selected candidate was
>> weighed against such criteria that was provided to the NomCom. My apologies
>> as I won’t be able to go in-depth because of the confidential nature of the
>> NomCom. But I can tell you that we have excellent female candidates but
>> unfortunately did not tick all boxes.
>>
>> I feel the concern that rotating people in and out might not necessarily
>> contribute to community vitality, I guess that goes beyond the remit of
>> NomCom. This is a concern that the community might need to find a way to
>> address. And for the IPC members being overrepresented on the GNSO council
>> should be a concern. It was not part of the criteria received by the NomCom
>> for the selection.
>>
>> Yes, I agree that NomCom need to do more outreach. But again, how do we
>> address the issue of poor application and the concern of losing potential
>> candidate of not reapplying for NomCom positions bearing in mind that
>> NomCom has few positions to fill.
>>
>> @Stephenie, You will see that from the selected candidates we have fresh
>> blood that have no ICANN experience and background. NomCom will learn from
>> this and ensure more outreach is done.
>>
>> @Shreedeep In my personal opinion, we need to encourage more quality
>> application. And encourage those that is applying to put in more effort
>> into the application. Again, NomCom is limited based on the number of
>> positions to be filed.
>>
>> @Gleen Diversity is key but should we slide competency under the carpet
>> because of diversity. I can tell you that NomCom was very concerned of the
>> diversity on the board as well as in every stakeholder group.
>>
>> @Rafik You are not mistaking.  What I can only say on this is that NomCom
>> was keen on competency and diversity. Reason why we should encourage those
>> that is applying to submit good application. This is not to say that the
>> application received wasn’t good. It is unfortunate that we had to select
>> few from many good applications. It was a tough decision.
>>
>> @Shah Good question. I guess this might be to the broader ICANN ecosystem
>> to answer and see how to motivate experience folks to apply for GNSO,
>> ATLARGE, ccNSO positions.
>>
>> @Bruna. Thanks for raising that, it will be communicated. It was sad for
>> NomCom for not seeing female made it to the board. I am sure this would be
>> address going forward.
>>
>> I would like to thanK every person that responded. It clearly shows our
>> interest in helping ICANN to get better especially that of NomCom process.
>> I am pressed to divulge more information, but I am also constrained by the
>> NomCom confidentiality.
>>
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>>  I hope you all understand.
>>
>>
>> Apologies for the typo.
>>
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>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 1:17 PM Bruna Martins dos Santos <
>> bruna.mrtns at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, all,
>>>
>>> I am sorry to be joining this thread later but I happen to agree with
>>> Farzaneh that its really unfortunate that we did not have any female board
>>> appointee and to also see the regional diversity shrinking as pointed out
>>> by Rafik. I understand that other parts of the world might have had to
>>> change thair focus and work perspectives during the pandemic and even scale
>>> down their engagement with ICANN but thats no excuse for the org to
>>> continue experiencing a board constellation that is nowhere near gender
>>> parity - and speaking as a female member of the community leadership,  i
>>> really hoped that the NomCom had this in mind.
>>>
>>> Do we think it would be the case of writing a letter or asking for a
>>> meeting with NomCom in one of the upcoming meetings ? id be happy to help
>>> facilitate.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Bruna
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 9:57 PM Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Weldone Peter for sharing
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>>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 9:33 AM Akinremi Peter Taiwo <
>>>> compsoftnet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am happy to let you know that the Nomcom selection has been finally
>>>>> published on the website. Below are the people selected to ICANN leadership
>>>>> positions to begin their term in September 2022.
>>>>>
>>>>> *ICANN Board of Directors*
>>>>> Maarten Botterman
>>>>> Europe
>>>>>
>>>>> Christopher Chapman
>>>>> Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
>>>>>
>>>>> Sajidur Rahman
>>>>> Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Public Technical Identifiers Board of Directors*
>>>>> Tobias Sattler
>>>>> Europe
>>>>>
>>>>> *At-Large Advisory Committee*
>>>>> Eduardo Díaz
>>>>> North America
>>>>>
>>>>> Tommi Karttaavi
>>>>> Europe
>>>>>
>>>>> *Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council*
>>>>> Olga Cavalli
>>>>> Latin America and the Caribbean
>>>>>
>>>>> *Generic Names Supporting Organization Council*
>>>>> Anne Aikman-Scalese
>>>>> North America
>>>>>
>>>>> More information of the process can be found here:
>>>>> https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icanns-2022-nominating-committee-announces-leadership-selections-11-08-2022-en
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards.
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