Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Alexander Reichle-Schmehl
Hi! Anne Ghisla schrieb: As you point out, computer stuff is not men's job. Anyway, men look with some kind of fear at girls who can tame computers :) >>> [..] Not all the men are like that, anyway. >> Thanks for pointing that out ;) > sorry Alexander, I correct what I said above... by

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Anne Ghisla
On 11/4/08, Alexander Reichle-Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Anne Ghisla schrieb: > > As you point out, computer stuff is not men's job. Anyway, men look > with > some kind of fear at girls who can tame computers :) [..] Not all the men are like that, anyway. >>> Than

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Monique Y. Mudama
On 2008-11-04, Helen Faulkner penned: > > Ooh, can I play devil's advocate here? I'd like to play, too! And I hope I do not sound confrontational ... just trying to express some thoughts / starting points for discussion. I've snipped throughout ... if I've oversnipped, I apologize. It was all

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Vid . A
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Monique Y. Mudama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why would skills not have an innate gender bias?* Good question. But > I don't put much faith in these studies and anecdotes, because it's > hard to control for known bias in our culture, let alone be able to > reco

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso
2008/11/4 Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why would the skill, whatever one might mean by that (how you define skill > in any area can surely vary), not have a gender bias? I asked a similar question a while ago: http://lists.debian.org/debian-women/2008/10/msg9.html I still think

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Helen Faulkner
Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso wrote: 2008/11/4 Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Why would the skill, whatever one might mean by that (how you define skill in any area can surely vary), not have a gender bias? I asked a similar question a while ago: http://lists.debian.org/debian-women/2008/

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Helen Faulkner
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2008-11-04, Helen Faulkner penned: Ooh, can I play devil's advocate here? I'd like to play, too! And I hope I do not sound confrontational ... just trying to express some thoughts / starting points for discussion. Me too :) And I was waiting for someone to hit

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Helen Faulkner
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2008-11-04, Helen Faulkner penned: Ooh, can I play devil's advocate here? I'd like to play, too! And I hope I do not sound confrontational ... just trying to express some thoughts / starting points for discussion. Me too :) And I was waiting for someone to hit

Re: new member presentation

2008-11-04 Thread Helen Faulkner
Yeah, just as I decide that the email I sent hours ago from the wrong address has died some awful email death and not gotten through, so I resend from the right address, they both come through together. Typical! Sorry for the double-posting, folks. Helen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL