[J3] (SC22WG5.6230) [EXTERNAL] Fwd: [SC22] ISO Gender Action Plan Survey

[Clune, Thomas L. (GSFC-6101)]

Yes - I was a bit amused by the amateurish nature of the survey.  I also had a problem that they introduced an acronym I did not know on the first question.

But mostly I was relieved that it was incredibly short.   Most surveys I get these days have me quit after 5-10 minutes of either losing patience with repetitive questions or encountering too many questions that have vague or poorly defined answers.




> On Jun 4, 2020, at 1:09 PM, David Muxworthy via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
> 
> No-one has commented on the fact that self-selecting surveys in any
> case are of dubious value.  ISO has a complete register of the experts
> who can take part in ISO committees, all nominated by their national
> bodies.  All they have to do to get an accurate picture is to ask each
> national body for the gender statistics for their nominees.
> 
> It is almost unbelievably amateurish to write "I thank you in advance
> for sharing this survey with the experts of your TC, SC, PC and/or WG"
> if the results are to have any validity.
> 
> David Muxworthy
>