Caitlyn Martin wrote:
> How many of us who are women in tech fields are looked
> upon as different or weird because of who we are? Isn't something wrong with that?
#include MeToo
Me! Me!
It definately happens, on a regular basis.
Them: "So, what do you do?"
Me: "I'm a computer programmer"
Them: <doubletake> <flabbergast> <etc>
On a related note, Con (my boss, and the work-gatherer for the company)
and I were talking. He has a client who wants two techwriters for a job
they want us to do. Con and I got to talking about who could do the
writing.
We have about 20 technical people on the books. 4 are women.
The writers?
Me.
Catherine.
Kate.
What are the odds of that being random? (yes, all three of us are female)
Jenn V.
--
"Do you ever wonder if there's a whole section of geek culture
you miss out on by being a geek?" - Dancer.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jenn Vesperman http://www.simegen.com/~jenn/
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