__/ [ Jeanette ] on Wednesday 26 July 2006 01:59 \__
> Oliver Wong wrote:
>>
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1679543.ckSa2WRchI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> Because SUSE, Madriva and Fedora are female names. *smile*
>>>
>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Women
>>>
>>> ,----[ Introduction ]
>>> | A large portion of the Fedora userbase is made up of women. They are
>>> | often under-represented within the community, with many people not
>>> | even realizing how big a share of the community they are. The Fedora
>>> | Women program aims to improve that representation and to provide a
>>> forum
>>> | for the women of the Fedora Community.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> I am sure that everyone is strongly in favour. Good initiative by Red
>>> Hat,
>>> who join GNOME (and maybe Debian) in this.
>>
>>
>> I'm not in favour. Doesn't mean I'm against it either, though; I'm
>> cautiously neutral. I'm one of those people that think women should be
>> treated equally with respect to men, as opposed to receiving better
>> treatment.
>
> I am wondering why Oliver thinks this is being treated better?
As my sister studied computer science, I am aware of the
perils that often stand in her ways. The following is a very
popular recent article.
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2005/12/18/in_computer_science_a_growing_gender_gap/?page=1
,----[ Quote ]
| Women shunning a field once seen as welcoming
|
| As a young high school teacher in 1982, Diane Souvaine leapt into
| graduate school for computer science having taken only one class in
| the subject...
`----
Now, I'm not in favor of giving /advantage/ to anyone who is
not a middle-aged white male. However, there often needs to
be some encouragement. It's rare to see women in some
mailing lists I'm subsribed to (Web- and design-oriented
fields seem to attract more of them) and I think the
ambiguity in text often leads to misinterpretation (sexism,
elitism and so forth). I, for one, am extremely happy when I
see women posters. Everyone benefits from equality,
diversity and a discussion with augmented point of views.
Best wishes,
Roy
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