Re: [issues] Skud's new article on geek chicks..

2000-02-08 Thread Sunnanvind
> x wrote: > > > I haven't heard college specific but I have read about the studies that show > > that at adolescence, just when evertything starts to go way downhill as far > > as self-esteem and self-image for girls, girls do much better in single-sex > > environments while boys do better in co

Re: [issues] Skud's new article on geek chicks..

2000-02-08 Thread coder
x wrote: > I haven't heard college specific but I have read about the studies that show > that at adolescence, just when evertything starts to go way downhill as far > as self-esteem and self-image for girls, girls do much better in single-sex > environments while boys do better in co-ed environm

Re: [issues] Gender balance in Skud's class--and a too-short

2000-02-08 Thread Kirrily 'Skud' Robert
Terri Oda wrote: > >Observations of a "token"[1] female... > >[1] I say "token" as a joke, generally. I'm there for other, more >appropriate reasons, it's just often seen as a benefit that I provide a >small bit of gender balance to some of the teams with whom I've worked. I was at a conference

Re: [issues] International Women's Day

2000-02-08 Thread Marie Fischer
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Magni Onsoien wrote: > By the way, I plan to make a LinuxChix chapter in Trondheim, Norway. > Anyone from around here close to me? :) Suppose Tartu, Estonia is too far ;) Tho I'd really love to meet some female geeks IRL, but I'll probably have to wait for the summer... --

Re: [issues] International Women's Day

2000-02-08 Thread Magni Onsoien
Nicoya Helm: > In light of the recent threads about female hackers and women and schooling, > etc., I thought I'd mention that March 8th is International Women's Day. > Does anyone know of any cool groups/people doing anything with regard to > women in technology in celebration of that day? It s

[issues] [grrltalk/issues] my embarrassing intro -_-;;

2000-02-08 Thread watanabe yuri
name: jenalyn ^^; nick: nekochan, tekbitch, bi[f]tek, or yurichan(no comment on this one) age/dob: 18, 81sept11 job: droid, wanna-be geek family: 5 red-ear sliders, 1 map turtle, 2 highly intelligent but ditzy cats, 4 gerbils, 2 humans(my roommates), and a cyborg(half works, and is really slow)

[issues] International Women's Day

2000-02-08 Thread Nicoya Helm
In light of the recent threads about female hackers and women and schooling, etc., I thought I'd mention that March 8th is International Women's Day. Does anyone know of any cool groups/people doing anything with regard to women in technology in celebration of that day? It seems like it'd be the