On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Laura Creighton <l...@openend.se> wrote:
<< ... >> > > maybe this was for diversity, not edu-sig Kirby? > > Laura > > Good points Laura. I know from looking over dad's shoulder when he worked for Egyptian Ministry of Planning, that bids would come from firms, not individuals, but of course one would see a list of names attached and today that'd involve Googling up resumes, looking for what's "out there" on so and so, if it mattered. In dad's case, he was looking at bids to build cities a ways from the Nile. If you've been to Egypt you'll know it hugs the river closely, like a shoe string i.e. that big polygon on the map is not what you'd call "developed". Some of the bids I saw looked very unrealistic and a man or woman with their name attached might therefore seem a member of a foolish dreamer firm. Firms, companies, get reputations. Word of mouth matters. In sum, in this era of corporate personhood it helps to remember that corporations start out gender-neutral unless branded by savvy spin doctors to exude one gender or another. So when we analyze discrimination in the workplace, these "new persons" should be included in our midst (that's the law (smile)). Good point re Diversity. Aahz once listed edu-sig as one of the many Diversity-related resources associated with Python.org and many a university and college has a Diversity office, so I think we're within the bounds of education as well. VCs are what makes the discussion seem alien as private sector wheeler-dealers are what "the cloistered" like to wall themselves away from, but we should at least admit they exist, even within academia (universities have hired people to come in and encourage a more patent- minded culture, a trend which those of us in open source often find offensive and worth countering). Kirby
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