[diversity] RIPE attendee gender trend: Update for RIPE 77 and RIPE 78

shane> As a bonus, I also went through the membership of the RIPE
shane> Programme Committee since it's inception (I think), as well as
shane> the chairs of RIPE working groups in roughly the same period. (I
shane> used the historical RIPE meeting site for PC membership, and
shane> slides from the opening plenary with pictures of the WG chairs
shane> for the WG chair membership.) This picture looks bad, since it
shane> seems like women are under-represented compared to RIPE meeting
shane> attendees. This strikes me as an area requiring special
shane> attention, and it can be done; for example the IETF has taken
shane> specific efforts to ensure enough diversity in their leadership
shane> positions.

Great point. From what I've seen in other volunteer orgs, it takes very
active recruitment and lots of pushing to get a more representative
sample. Some offers of help/mentoring for those not sure they're "ready"
or will be accepted should help too.