On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:00:30 -0600 DJ <linux_programmer@hotmail.com> wrote:
Kcic> Has anybody noticed how rare WOMEN are on this list?
(quite a cut->
I just don't need it to be thrown in my face on a technical list.
I guess it is time for me to leave this list.
Bye.
One techie gal who was offended.
I'm sorry if you were offended- I didn't read the original mail as anything other than an interesting question. Why isn't there more of a balance on lists such as ours? I'm pretty sure that the bell curves of individual interests will show quite an overlap between male and female involvment in almost any area, including computing (and Linux!) and so perhaps the answer is in a combination of factors. It may be interesting to discuss what these might be, and why it should be so. As for me, I didn't realise "DJ" is a "techie gal", and I don't think it would have mattered to me anyway. People are people. And please don't think it is "time for me to leave this list"! Terence