[Gllug] Whinge

[jane taylor]

On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:07:22 +0100, you wrote:

~Fair point but with a PhD in physics and a good knowledge of Unix why feel
~the need to 'nail em' ?

How  else can you illustrate that their assumptions are wrong? If I
humour them, they'll talk down to the next lass who comes along. And
she may be someone who is unsure of being in such a male-dominated
environment and then gets put off by this behaviour. I've been in my
field for too long to let it bother me. 

I usually just reply to the person in question in technical terms,
illustrating I know what I'm talking about. I often get some _very_
surprised looks, and once reduced a bloke to standing there with his
mouth open. 

<joke> I'm waiting for sexy young men wearing red speedos advertising
Linux products </joke> 

...but it's as well I like fluffy penguins in the meantime :-) 

~On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:46:48 +0100 (BST), you wrote:
~
~~On Thursday, 30 Aug 2001, gllug at codex.net wrote:
~~>On 30 Aug 2001, Jon Masters wrote:
~~>>On 30 Aug 2001 11:01:50 +0100, David Damerell wrote:
~~>>>How did they conquer the world with this shit?
~~>>They employ attractive young ladies on their sales teams?
~~>are you looking to start another flame war?
~~>do you have a problem with women?
~~
~~This is a bit severe, isn't it?
~~
~~Like it or not, the predominance of 'booth babes' does suggest that
~~attractive young ladies are a powerful weapon in selling software.
~
~I'm going to jump in here with some observations, as I am saddled with
~being a natural strawberry blonde. I also wear it very long so I do
~find that I'm often stereotyped pretty fast and rather inaccurately. 
~
~It can be highly amusing at times to watch people (mostly but not
~exclusively! male traders at PC fairs) stereotypically write me off as
~a brainless female, as is obvious when they look at me and say 'that's
~a memory chip...'  or suchlike. 
~
~My SO loves to watch me (politely) nail 'em!  (PhDs in physics, a love
~of building PCs and Solaris/Linux sysadminning have to be useful for
~something :-)
~
~jane (who'd be Miranda in another life)
~

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jane

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you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
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