Re:No More Rock Stars: How to Stop Abuse in Tech Communities...
by ariendj on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @03:53AM
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> To fight this, encourage and support private affinity groups for marginalized groups (especially people who identify as women in a way that is significant to them), create formal systems that allow for anonymous or pseudonymous reporting such as an ombudsperson or third-party ethics hotline, support and promote people who are trusted contact points and/or advocates for marginalized groups, and reward people for raising difficult but necessary problems.
50% of humanity is not a marginalized group. Anonymous reporting will always be abused.
50% of humanity is not a marginalized group. Anonymous reporting will always be abused.