<div>The issue we're trying to tackle, though, is that the opportunity to listen and dialog doesn't arise. They just don't come back, or don't come at all.</div><div><br></div><div>Or, how can we be more proactive?</div>
<div><br></div><div>What we've got so far:</div><div>1. Clear anti-harassment policy and process for handling issues</div><div>2. Clean bathrooms</div><div>3. Broader marketing</div><div><br></div><div>Did I miss anything?</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:discuss-request@lists.hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">discuss-request@lists.hackerspaces.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div id=":1h7">Women, like men, are people. When a person has a problem that they can't<br>
handle on their own, they first want to share that with other people, be<br>
listened to, understood, and have their problem validated. It doesn't<br>
matter if the problem is "Why is Joe's shit left out all over the tables?"<br>
or "Why is Joe stalking me on OkCupid?". That's the first step. Listen to<br>
the problem, confirm that you understand what it is, and don't fob it off<br>
as a non-problem just because it's not a problem for you or even for the<br>
majority of your community.</div></blockquote></div><br><br>