[LCA2019 Chat] possible BOF session, storing genders in databases

[Kate Stewart]

Hi Daniel, Robert,
    I've seen seen projects use pronouns, but current best practices I'm
aware of from  CHAOSS metrics group
<https://github.com/chaoss/wg-diversity-inclusion> have been documented at:
https://github.com/chaoss/wg-diversity-inclusion/blob/master/demographic-data/gender-identity.md

Hope this helps.
Kate


On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:29 PM Robert Collins <robertc at robertcollins.net>
wrote:

> Do you actually want / need gender? Perhaps a pronoun.is link would be
> sufficient, and intrinsically extendible.
>
> Rob
>
> On Tue., 22 Jan. 2019, 12:28 Daniel Sobey <dns at dns.id.au wrote:
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> The project i'm involved in is musicbrainz.org as an editor.
>> Musicbrainz is a database of Artists, Releases and recordings etc.
>> The data is openly licensed and there is a public api.
>>
>> One thing that has come up in our community is we currently have 4
>> options for gender: Male, Female, Other, and Not Applicable.
>> Members of our community have pointed that is not enough options so we
>> are discussing what to do next.
>> If people have advice on what other groups and organisations are doing
>> and if there is someone that we can look to as a reference.
>>
>> I would like to meet up with people for Lunch, dinner or for $BEVERAGE
>> over the next few days.
>> Please email me off list, ping me on twitte @nerdsniping or sip extension
>> 43092
>> If there is interest I'd like to organise a bof sesion during lunch on
>> Friday.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Daniel
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