Pamela Forsythe sp? , a former regular contributor to this list mentioned
how difficult is was for her to be taken seriously in meetings - until she
attained CCIE. Good luck Eve.
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> From: jap_e [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:54 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Can you pass CCNP w/o having Cisco gears? [7:18124]
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>
> Good question. I'm still trying to find out why.
>
> Perhaps I'm just sick & tired of my colleagues looking down upon my
> capabilities (being a female in this industry tends to be belittled by
> others,
> you see, esp in my part of the world.) Even the examination
> centers officers
> are puzzled to see me taking Cisco exams, when they would
> expect only guys to
> do such things.
>
> I'm being treated like a female clerk at the system
> integrator firm where I
> worked, being excluded out of all technical discussions
> because the guys just
> think "gee what do YOU know about this router/switch/firewall
> thing??" (For
> your reference, I've got a degree in Electrical Engineering, degree in
> Commerce, MCSE, etc etc). Is sexual discrimation prevalent
> everywhere in
> this
> IT industry, or just at my place?
>
> Guess I took my CCNP simply out of pride, just to show that
> "whatever you
> guys
> can do, I can do too."
>
> And perhaps, out of pride too, I will take my CCIE.
>
> Regards, Eve
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