i do lots of sys admin work. i work with two wonderful women. both far more competent than yours truly.
when we're in meetings we play this game: the women make a suggestion that everyone ignores. we wait a couple minutes. i make the same suggesting with the same exact words and everyone listens.
we see this *all* the time with the other technical people (all men) who won't even *respond* to emails the women send.
if it's imporant and time critical then it has to go thru me.
if my 17 year-old daughter wanted to work in computers i'd encourage her to start her own company that caters to female clients.
then again...
if my 17 year-old daughter wanted to be an automobile mechanic, i'd give her the eame advice.
generally speaking, i think there's a million-billion dollars out there to be made for *any* kind of business that doesn't treat women like jackasses!
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Date: 2010-06-02 05:04 pm (UTC)i work with two wonderful women.
both far more competent than yours truly.
when we're in meetings we play this game:
the women make a suggestion that everyone ignores. we wait a couple minutes. i make the same suggesting with the same exact words and everyone listens.
we see this *all* the time with the other technical people (all men) who won't even *respond* to emails the women send.
if it's imporant and time critical then it has to go thru me.
if my 17 year-old daughter wanted to work in computers i'd encourage her to start her own company that caters to female clients.
then again...
if my 17 year-old daughter wanted to be an automobile mechanic, i'd give her the eame advice.
generally speaking, i think there's a million-billion dollars out there to be made for *any* kind of business that doesn't treat women like jackasses!