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I believe the simple fact that the existence of a "women in networking" mailing list is being debated in any way, shape or form speaks volumes in and of itself............. ========================== Alexander Kiwerski Senior Network Engineer Winstar Network Operations - West Desk: 206-574-3121 Fax: 206-574-3055 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of William Allen Simpson Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: net-loss (was RE: attention net-grrls) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- [email protected] wrote: > Technology works the same for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, > or color; that's one of the beautiful things about it. Consciously erecting > artificial boundaries where none need exist strikes me as being laughably > archaic, and ultimately counterproductive. > While technology works the same for everyone, there's no need to join a mailing list to use technology. We join a mailing list to learn and interact with people. People do not work the same regardless of <attribute>. When I've attended meetings, I've seen that the vast majority of participants are white males. It seems reasonable to expect that those without the same immutable characteristics might feel different or even excluded. Although several of the outstanding leaders in our field have been female (kc, Radia, Sally, the Sues of Merit, etc. etc. etc.), those who desire to follow in their footsteps may very well join together for mutual encouragement and mentoring. In which case, joining another list or organization for "networking" with each other might be a stimulus to greater productivity. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.1 iQCVAwUBOUEsEdm/qMj6R+sxAQH8YQP+PHh23+bKIODpUgqsgDkk4BehWxzaR+sP K3r/KxvIs/X3wx8u+xyepZbzyLGbLNXFwkz1IKuSEaZwLEWUCgCmoxBMCpvoZHWP T4J/pHs5/VKuqVD4XlDVvwTmdqqEhYMFrDbGnlKF0hmcpveb8olEIxrtPtP0n8x6 Z8umH1cipPg= =qCS9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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