Dear Sue
I've received my ballot form in the post today, and I have to say that I'm
rather concerned. I approve of the idea that for some people we should
take into account enforced career breaks, but the resolution we are asked
to vote on does not allow for any leeway. If the resolution presently
before the registered membership is passed, it will exclude any
possibility of career breaks being taken into account.
This is clearly not the intention, as your accompanying letter shows. I
suggest that the best way to retrieve the situation is to cancel the
present ballot, and redraft the resolution to allow for the possibility of
career breaks. In doing the re-drafting, it would be a good idea to make
it clear what exactly you mean by 'career break'. Making definitive lists
is always a hostage to fortune, and one way to avoid this would be to draw
up a list of example criteria for the membership to approve, but with the
final decision in particular cases to be left to the Registration panel,
with a right of appeal. The criteria are important, because some people
might mean this to be applied only to women who have children in
mid-career, others might want to include eg people who have suffered
mental illness.
I am copying this e-mail to the archives mailing list, because I think
other registered members might have similar concerns about the ballot.
Yours
Chris Webb
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Christopher Webb, Archivist
Borthwick Institute of Historical Research
University of York
St Anthony's Hall
Peasholme Green
York YO1 2PW
UK
Tel: 01904-642315 e-mail [log in to unmask]
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