a good indicator of a healthy political org is black women, trans women, autistic women, disabled women, in every level of leadership
if your org isn't like that, you have a political problem. you're (accidentally) reproducing some structural oppression, and you need to acknowledge that and actively work to fix it
@Elizafox not really, if your org gets its priorities straight "those people" will come out of the woodwork. that's exactly why it's a useful indicator
@morganastra not if it's a local org... it can be hard enough finding people here who aren't minorities for things like leftist causes for instance... I'm talking anyone at all.
(I'm trans, autistic, and part native)
@Elizafox well, i suppose, there is such a thing as an org just being too small to be statistically significant. it's just an indicator, not a hard rule, but if you're growing and leadership continues to consist of a bunch of structurally privileged people it might indicate some problems
@morganastra My view is there should be active recruitment of people of diverse backgrounds, and do the best you can with who you have on hand.
@morganastra I understand this point within existing hierarchical organizations, but is it not far better to prioritize reforming organizational structure? (e.g. wage transparency, 'leaders' lead instead of push, small groups, sharing circles, formal and secret decision making in the case of conflict)
I fear a time when there is 'fair' representation in organizations and everyone rejoices simply because everyone has blood on their hands...
@morganastra A big issue can be finding these people in the first place. =/