----- Original Message -----
From: Rachel Greenham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [issues] Re: Demographics - Reprise
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Dan McGarry wrote:
> >
> > > Lastly, it occurs to me that a repository of technical women's CVs
hosted,
> > > say, by LinuxChix would be a very valuable asset to my company and a
great
> > > many others. Does such a resource exist? If not, would others be
interested
> > > in building one?
> >
> > I'm pretty sure one of the other Linux-women's sites is hosting it -
> > linuxgrrls or some similar name. At least one of the people who run it
is here
> > - can you confirm this for me? :)
>
> We're not, but we certainly could. I just had my introduction to CVS
today,
> in my new job, and I like it. If there's some serious demand/need for it
we
> could indeed set something like this up.
I for one would love to be able to use such a repository to seek out
talented female geeks.
Aside from my efforts to get the word out through less formal means, our
search has been conducted through agencies. So far, I've seen one woman's
resume out of a couple of dozen. I'm certain there are more women than just
this one who would be suitable candidates, and I suspect that, in spite of a
healthier male/female ratio in the recruiting business, there is still a
strong institutional bias against women as job candidates in this field.
This last statement is not based on any empirical evidence, mind you, except
my perception of an under-representation of women in the CVs that have
crossed my desk. in the last few weeks.
--
Dan McGarry
http://www.moodindigo.com/
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org
