I was not referring to gender as a factor in why someone chooses to become a technical writer or in whether they are good at the work. I was referring to how (mostly male) developers and managers tend to perceive and behave toward women who do a substantial amount of their work at a keyboard compared to how the same people perceive and behave toward a man doing the same kind of work.
I've not found that either gender is inherently more or less "good at" doing the job of a tech writer, not that I've spent any significant time thinking about it. Even if you accept that women are "more social" than men (which I don't), being more or less "social" is not universally an advantage or disadvantage to a writer, because sometimes getting the job done calls for guiding people to a happy consensus, but sometimes it calls for being downright snarly, and someone who can't be both and know which direction to go in a given situation is at an equal disadvantage regardless of gender. Gene Kim-Eng ----- Original Message ----- From: "tarage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > People gravitate towards jobs they're good at doing, so it's really > only natural that women end up as technical writers. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $800 price if you register before close of business January 15, 2007. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
