Hi all,
I am de-lurking for a moment because I just had to respond to this statement
from Cat:
I think that alot of these women, like me, did not realize the
first time aroung that CS interested them. They gained confidence in
their jobs, and realized where they wanted to go.
This is exact
Telsa Gwynne wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 03:12:33PM -0500 or thereabouts, Cat wrote:
> > We rarely talk
> > about the good things that have happened to us, the things that *would*
> > make women think CS might be a good place for them. So, share!
>
> Do :)
Hm.
Even though I've not
On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 03:12:33PM -0500 or thereabouts, Cat wrote:
I think you're quoting me, there, actually :)
> > If at least some of the women in IT were able to report that they
> > had received none of the shit that most people here are all too well
> > aware of, that would be -really- c
Cat wrote:
>
> I said this would be long! I felt I had to speak up, because we talk and
> talk about encouraging women into CS, but so often along with that the
> only discussion is of the problems associated with it. We rarely talk
> about the good things that have happened to us, the things
>
> If at least some of the women in IT were able to report that they
> had received none of the shit that most people here are all too well
> aware of, that would be -really- cool. At the moment, most women
> who have posted to the thread have stories of discrimination based
> on gender rath
