Ooh, binomial distribution! Very fact, much logic!
Looking for guidance to handle #stemtrollalert as diversity chair of @iclr_conf with @kswersk Removed earlier part of message that identifies sender. Familiar tactic of trolls to justify #manels #allmalespeakers. Help us to tackle this @InclusionInML #DiversityandInclusionpic.twitter.com/uSErOaCU6H
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There’s an online conference diversity calculator for this if you weren’t already aware: http://aanandprasad.com/diversity-calculator/?groupName=women&numSpeakers=20&populationPercentage=10 …
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The binomial distribution part
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Conferences exist to share knowledge, spark ideas, and educate. It is important for people entering a field to see other people with similar backgrounds. Anyone in the AI/ML field should care about the field as a whole and should be eager to elevate role models into the spotlight
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Is there a "masculine/feminine" side of everything? Of course not. Is it possible that some younger women or an URM will see someone on stage from their background and be inspired? Absolutely.
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Their argument holds if everything wouldve had been fair since time eternity to now. But since it has been biased against women/underrepresented groups, yes of course, we need to give special priority to such groups. You might lose your patience replying to all such emails though
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Precisely tactic of
#trolls is DOS attacks on diversity activists. I have decided to not respond because I will get further attacked. That's where#maleallies can be of enormous help. - Show replies
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To be honest, I think that the best reaction is to explain the underlying reasons: Human biases imply that we replicate what we see, hence creating a world will equal opportunities implies specific efforts to push towards balanced situations.
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The sender might or might not have given proper thoughts to the problem. Making him think is the best we can do, though it might be hard :). Overall, I found that a good principle in life is Hanlon's razor (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor …). It helps me keep emotions out of my reactions.
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Inform them they're excluded by technical proficiency after applying the binomial equation to a sample size of 6
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