On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 03:23:22PM +1300 or thereabouts, Simon Britnell wrote:
> I wasn't originally stating that women in general or women at linuxchix
> specifically are pushing quotas ( and you're right, quotas are what's worrying
> me ). What I was trying to express is that I think complainin
Jenn V. wrote:
> > > They are NOT a creation of the women who are trying to get ourselves and
> > > our children a fair chance in the world.
Simon wrote:
> > Are you sure you speak for that entire group of women?
> > I see that they are not something you approve of.
Telsa wrote:
> Which aren'
Hi, Simon,
> Wow! I certainly seem to have stirred up a hornets nest here.
I'd say you have! Don't worry about it, though. So long as it remains
positive, and people talk to each other instead of past each other, I think
it's healthy.
>
> I'm stunned that
> anyone can be quite as stupid as t
"Caitlyn Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Let me give an example. About a year and a half ago, when I was with
> Interpath, there was a programmer who I was pretty friendly with. He is
> intelligent, talented, and certainly treated the women there with respect.
> I was shocked when he argu
>
> 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
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
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
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
