If men share knowledge only with other men, then the old-boy network stays
strong
if the women want their own old-girl network I suppose it can be done....but
everyone loses as there are brains and experience on both sides
rick
Tamra R. Heathershaw-Hart wrote:
> At 12:15 PM 7/13/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Tamara -- what have you heard about the m/f membership out of NY? This
> >one sends our Seattle chapter into hysterics ... there are "hardliners"
> >on both sides.
>
> I haven't heard anything official from NY on this one. I know the original
> charter was to create a place where women could gather and felt "safe" to
> ask dumb questions -- i.e. assuming that a female-only space would be safe
> from certain behaviors/attitudes -- but from what I've seen from the folks
> in charge of our chapter, the reality isn't that men aren't allowed, but
> rather that they aren't who the group is *for*.
>
> HOWEVER....I also think that here in the Bay Area USA we have a more
> (insert throat clearing sound here) *flexible* view of male and female than
> in some other states, and thus may have a bit more relaxed idea of who can
> and can't be a webgrrl. So, it may be that the reality is different in
> different cities.
>
> My personal belief is that there are still a lot of women in cyberspace who
> feel intimidated when discussing (new-to-them) technology with a group of
> men, so having a place where women can gather to ask each other for help is
> a good thing. I'm personally not scared of voicing my opinion (like you
> couldn't tell!) so I have no problem with men being on the list, but I have
> exchanged email with other webgrrls who feel awkward just knowing that a
> man has read their posting! So, if a majority of the grrls would be more
> comfortable if the group had only girls, then I'll go with the flow. ("The
> needs of the many outweigh the needs of the Few")
>
> But hey, considering the fact that most webgrrls interaction takes place in
> the virtual world -- where, yes, we don't even know the dogs from the cats
> -- I don't know how we *can* keep the group from including men unless some
> representative from the group has to personally meet every member. And even
> then...well, I think we'd have to try that "don't ask, don't tell" policy
> ourselves, and I'm sure we wouldn't be any more successful with it than the
> US armed services have been!
>
> My $.05 ($.02 thoughts, $.03 for consulting services rendered).
>
> --Tamra Heathershaw-Hart
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