[diversity] Increasing inclusion, not only diversity (an article)

Hi,

I find this article interesting and relevant for our efforts:
https://medium.com/samsung-internet-dev/help-someone-has-pointed-out-my-conference-has-diversity-issues-c1162a1e8d4c

Of course, there are differences: she is writing mostly about
_developers_ conferences, and smaller ones too, organised by volunteers
-- but there is quite an overlap, and similarities are greater then the
differences, IMO - so this is what I got as tips , that we can learn from:

> Don’t ask people from underrepresented background to help you with
> your diversity work for free, their work has value.
> 
> People who are underrepresented in tech are often also underpaid in
> tech. Being expected to work for free compounds these issues. Ensure
> that the people working to diversify your community are fairly
> compensated for their labor.

I think that RIPE NCC/RIPE meetings are doing some good things in this
respect:
- we payed for the training of the "trusted contacts"
- we subsidize RACI candidates (young, academic, from less wealthy
countries) and fellows (newcomers to the community)
- we are offering childcare

We can think about what else can we do to improve in this area.

Next, she identifies 4 different categories of important "actors"
(organisers, speakers, volunteers, participants), and says :

> By changing only one aspect, such as the speakers, the diversity 
> issues of the conference have not been solved,

We are trying hard to improve the diversity of speakers and participants
 -- and to measure our progress -- and it's a good thing that we do;
but, as Mirjam also pointed out -- we need to do better when it comes to
"organisers" (Programme Committee) and "volunteers" (WG Chairs).

Then there is a matter of general inequalities in the society, mirrored
by the tech-industry, such as:

> To have this time available is to be very privileged.

We can not be expected to fix _all_ of the social problems, but we can
consider doing this more often:

> providing a speakers fee for any speaker you have asked to speak from
> an underrepresented minority.

I'm aware that this suggestion would spark a discussion, specially about
"meritocracy" and "experts" and "quality", but personally I am not going
to engage in this on the list - I am assuming we agree on the staring
position that it is valuable to the RIPE Community if the diversity &
inclusion are increased, and we are only talking about *how*, not _if_
we should aim at that goal.

Vesna