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] Gender balance in Skud's class--and a too-short intro

2000-02-07 Thread Terri Oda
>Is it possible that word has simply gotten out that the class is being >taught by a woman, and you've released a pent-up demand amongst women >who are more comfortable being taught this tech by a woman? Actually, I've noticed in a lot of instances where I'm at a tech conference or doing a tech p

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

2000-02-07 Thread Kirrily 'Skud' Robert
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Margaret Leber wrote: >> Any guesses as to what's going on? >> (I have my own theories, but will save them until I've heard some other >> opinions) > >Is it possible that word has simply gotten out that the class is being >taught by a woman, and you've released a pe

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

2000-02-07 Thread Margaret Leber
Skud wrote about suddenly realizing that the tech class she teaches is suddenly about half women... > Any guesses as to what's going on? > (I have my own theories, but will save them until I've heard some other > opinions) Skud-- (nice to see you again BTW--long time since we talked through/a