Hello, Mirjam suggested that I share a post to the RIPE list with this group: Deliberate change requires setting goals, working towards them and checking progress. So what diversity goals should we set ourselves? In gender diversity the popular/simplistic goal has been to reflect world population: classical 50/50 or contemporary with more categories. Is this the right benchmark? Shouldn't we set goals based on the diversity of groups that are closer to our community? I have seen some organisations setting diversity goals based on current ratios: "We will double the percentage of female graduates in five years time." Others base their goals on similar groups: "We will have double the percentage of female graduates compared with the average of similar programs in Europe." Yet others use statistics of a larger population they serve: "We will have a higher percentage of female graduates than that of secondary school graduates four years earlier." I strongly believe we should set ourselves realistic goals. I also believe that diversity has other parameters than gender and that our efforts on gender diversity should not lead to a loss of other diversity we have already achieved. What diversity goals should we set ourselves? Daniel