FEMALES!

[jonathan lall]

Originally Posted by Jack Jones

The obvious answer is that there’s difference between equal potential, equal opportunity, and equal ability. The statistics show that women have the potential. Affirmative Action works to offset discrimination toward equal opportunity, perhaps in their favor. So, while women have come a long way, they are not there yet; and that’s just a plain business fact.

OMG, I’ve just made an argument on the virtue of continuing Affirmative Action.

Just an aside, now that young women are overtaking men at higher postsecondary institutions in numbers (a recent statistic from my university says that 56% of first-year students are female, though this will vary with say, the University of Waterloo), do you think affirmative action programs should stay on in university undergrad entrance?

[Denman]

Just a bit of background info first
Here in systemetric, there is only 2 years of students (we are based at a "6th form college, basically we have students who are 15/16/17/18 - 2 year groups of "u6" and "l6").
We are basically in 2 groups . Geeks and Non Geeks (traditional thing you understand) .
this year and last year the team captain has been a Female. Last year she was a student who had skipped a year for being so clever (a member of the "Geek"). . . and this year the team leader/president/(person who shouts loudest ) is a non geek and has organised the fundraising etc very well. Even though last year there was only 4 girls and there is the same this year (2 in each year ). we do try and encourage more females to join...
Anyway
Of the 2 girls in the U6, one is a geek and one is el presidente. The geeky one did many things last year including the electronics wiring. . . and is currently head of CaD team. I can't think of any incident that she has been treated unfairly, just a couple when the males have . . .