And just a further thought:
It will be very difficult to find a specific diversity and inclusion framework that works for all Hubs. Every Hub will be dealing with a different context, and diversity and inclusion means something different in each context.
Two examples:
- We have potential Hubs whose scope is mainly countries where LGBT rights are slim to nonexistent. In principle, the Hubs should be promoting LGBT engagement with Wikimedia. But in reality that may be very challenging, and we have to be very careful of volunteers’ safety and privacy.
- We also have potential Hubs whose scope covers societies where caste exists. In principle, this is another axis of inequality that Hubs should seek to overcome. Indeed, I’ve heard some suggestions it should be among the top priorities for diversity and inclusion. But it’s very unusual for anyone who doesn’t come from a society with caste to understand the issue well, or to be able to look at a Hub and say how well it’s doing on that score or what it might do next.
Just to highlight some of the many challenges - and more reason for this all to be ‘light touch’ at present.