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Re: [LUG] Why are there so few women in our LUG - does this indicate there are few female Linux users ?

 

Aaron Trevena wrote:
> Ick.
>
> A.
I'm equally appalled, although not especially surprised.

It's the same by the way if you are in any way disabled.  Despite many 
advances in attitudes in recent years and (officially at least) a more 
open attitude toward the disabled, there is still a pervasive attitude 
assuming that because your legs don't work (for instance), nor does your 
brain.

On one occasion I went into PC World for a modem and found myself being 
introduced to their *ahem* 'modem specialist', who proceeded to spout a 
load of rubbish.  I mentioned that (at the time) I was a Senior 
Technician for an ISP and had been for 4 years.  The guy who introduced 
him wandered off quietly, and he started to pay attention to what I was 
actually saying.

Broadly related is that the same attitude pervades the motor sales 
industry.  Go to a garage in a wheelchair (or a skirt probably) and 
they'll try it on.  I wouldn't like to say how they would behave if you 
had both.

Kind regards,

Julian

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