Discussion About #Medlibs Discussion

Last week’s #medlibs chat was about conference codes of conduct and it was co-hosted with officers from the MLA Relevant Issues Sections.  http://bit.ly/1mkgcnB I was on vacation when I participated in the chat so forgive me for the tardiness of this post. Increasingly, professional and tech conferences are adopting anti-harassment policies and codes of conduct. The Relevant Issues Section of MLA would like to explore having one for MLA meetings.   For background, check out: Codes of Conduct 101 Why ALA Needs a Code of Conduct: describes ALA’s new Code of Conduct and provides historical context Sample conference anti-harassment policy: from the Ada Initiative, which supports women in open technology and culture Why don’t you just hit him?-the worst possible anti-harassment advice The discussion centered around previous incidents at library meetings (including MLA) where attendees felt harassed (by fellow librarians and/or vendors). The moderators asked the #medlibs participants about having a code of conduct at MLA meetings.  It was noted that some speakers no longer will speak at meeting without a code of conduct policy and that those who have been harassed need to know they can report problems. For some reason the code of conduct discussion slid into a discussion about breast feeding at meetings and the need for child care at meetings.  I can kind of see how the topic of breast feeding sort of made it in the discussion because that could be som...
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