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Unread 05-06-2010, 20:34
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Re: Girls in Engineering- Comic that explains it all

One thing that I do when reading technical threads (and yes, NEMS read technical threads - I'll give some reasons in a minute... ) is to count the number of posts made by males and by females. If I don't know or can't tell the gender, I take a guess. Try it sometime and see what the ratios are. Do the same thing in the FIRST fora and Q&A. Excuses can be made but they will not be strong enough to hold water or to straighten/strengthen chain.

Reasons why a NEM (non-engineering mentor) reads technical threads:
- to broaden awareness and deepen understanding
- to send links to technical mentors and sub-teams in areas that I know the team is working in or thinking about
- to enjoy and deepen my respect for the engineers and technical mentors - and to also gain an appreciation for the curiosity, interest, and talent of the students

Those are just a few of the reasons that I read the threads as a NEM. As a woman who is a mentor, I read them to look at the ratio. I am also looking for engineers and technical mentors who are women. And sadly, I'm looking for jokes that cast women and girls in a light that is demeaning, degrading, rude, thoughtless, and old as the hills.

Jane
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