On 03/10/13 15:43, John Levine allegedly wrote: >> - Each of the confirming bodies (the ISOC Board for the IAB, the >> IAB for the IESG, and the IESG for the IAOC) could make a >> public statement at the beginning of each year's nominations >> process that they will not confirm a slate unless it >> contributes to increased diversity within the IETF leadership, >> or it is accompanied by a detailed explanation of what >> steps were taken to select a more diverse slate and why it was >> not possible to do so. > > That sounds a lot like quotas. Let's not go there. +1. We do not want to manage by ideology - consider how well that serves political parties.