I have worked in IT in private industry and government for the past 15 years. Unfortunately, I have encountered a lot (not all) of men who have great difficulty accepting women in IT. Its hard at times especially when a woman says something and it is denounced or ignored then a man says the exact same thing and its the greatest idea ever. (this response is from other men in IT)
I think a lot of women in IT are just getting fed up with it and finding something else.
Do men feel threatened my women who are smart and know something they don't know? I don't feel that way about men who are smarter than I am. I just try to learn from them.
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Subject: RE: Orawomen
Pleeese let's not bring up either Janet Reno's or John Ashcroft's posterior. The mental image is way too disturbing.
Jim
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Same from me...I just get so tired of explaining that subtle discrimination
is just as bad, if not worse than overt discrimination. If people put the
same importance on the looks of men I wonder if Steven Hawkins would be
taken seriously, or Einstein (a bad hair life).
How many references did we have to listen to about Madelain Albrights looks,
or Janet Reno's. Do we hear about Ashcroft's looks, or butt, or whatever?
Or Koko's? Or Cheney's? We hear about their opinions, ideas, policies...but
not their looks.
Ruth
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