On Sun, 12 Jan 2003, Anne Wilson wrote: > I seem to have lost Stephen's original post on this, so perhaps he'd post the > link again. Anyway, I did read it, and interesting reading it made. For > those who didn't see it, it concerns the reasons for the lack of women in > computing in general and linux in particular, and what can be done about it. > This group is unusual in not falling into just about every trap on the list. > > Two things that have really bugged me from time to time - > > My husband, being totally uninterested in computing but kind hearted, from > time to time has taken me to computer shows - where I was usually looking > from the point of view of our small business. I would ask a serious > question, and the rep would immediately turn to David to answer. This is not > an isolated example, it happened over and over again. > > The other thing is that, womanlike, when I have a problem I want to discuss > it. By verbalising it I often see the way out of the problem, but if I > don't, I want further discussion that will help me learn. I am sure it is > with the best of intentions, but the truth is that if this is in front of a > computer the man (and it is always a man - because there are so few women > interested <g>) takes over the keyboard and just does it. I have learned > nothing, because it happened quickly and without explanation. With no prior > unix experience I tried to learn linux about three years ago, thinking my > son-in-law could help me, but I soon gave up, largely because of this. > > I think I would probably have given up again, if it were not for this list - > so thanks, folks, for your patient explanations, even when it has taken two > or three goes to make me understand what's happening. > > Anne
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