Snarfblat wrote:
>
> I have a question, which I wonder about, but have no insight into due to
> my
> luck growing up in an excellent environment for fostering geekiness ;)
>
> Have any of you ever felt excluded or neglected in tech classes because
> of your
> gender?
Yes. Yes! YES! *YES*! _*YES*_!!
(very deliberate 'shouting', btw.)
I did technical drawing in high school - rather than 'home ec' or
other suitable courses. All the things we drew were mechanical parts,
most of which were somewhat familiar to me because my parents didn't
/allow/ any differentiation of household chores until we were old
enough to differentiate by personal preference rather than gender.
But I thought about it, and one day I asked why we didn't ever draft
things like dress patterns. Hell, they have to be drawn, and with
accuracy...
Ooooh boy did I cop embarassment. And I still don't see why not -
except that dress patterns are WAY more difficult to draw accurately
than flanged brackets.
And yes, that's only one minor incident.
But I was one of the best three in the class! Yeeha! :)
> I could see how a teacher who favors, or gives the impression of
> favoring male students over female
> would be a big turn off. I never say anything like this happen at my
> schools, but I thought about it either.
Heh. How about a teacher who asks a female student what she had planned
for the weekend, in the middle of a tutorial? Happened to me.
> Do you feel somewhat aprehensive or uncomfortable in a male mojority
> learning environment?
Absolutely.
Jenn V.
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"We're repairing the coolant loop of a nuclear fusion reactor.
This is women's work!"
Helix, Freefall. http://www.purrsia.com/freefall/
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