Not sure what this has to do with Wikis, but its pretty sad all the same. It was a month ago, and not nearly enough has been made about it.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57431869-256/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-about-women-in-tech/ it is getting fresh coverage on reddit too. Not sure why its revived, but it cant hurt to draw extra attention to this. http://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/tk24s/dell_denmark_had_wellknown_danish_misogynist/ On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]> wrote: > Dell held their annual summit this week in Europe. They hired a moderator > for the opening day named Mads Christensen who is a media personality that > is described as "very conservative" and this also is regarding his views > towards women. > > Excerpts from a blog by a woman who attended: > > " So here I am at Dell’s huge and very professional summit with founder > Michael Dell, top people from Microsoft and Intel, impressive power points, > expensive commercials, matching polyester ties and all that jazz, and then > the – by Dell chosen – moderator starts to rejoice the lack of women in the > room. “The IT business is one of the last frontiers that manages to keep > women out. The quota of women to men in your business is sound and > healthy” he says. “What are you actually doing here?” he adds to the few > women who are actually present in the room. " > > " Dell’s moderator continues talking about his two Rolex watches and he then > presents the next speaker from Intel. After the break Mads Christensen > shares with us his whole “show” about the bitchy women who want’s to steal > the power in politics, boards and the home. “Science” he calls it and > mentions that all the great inventions come from men. “We can thank women > for the rolling pin” he adds. And then the moderator of the day finishes of > by asking all (men) in the room to promise him that they will go home and > say “Shut up bitch!”." > > > http://elektronista.dk/kommentar/dresscode-blue-tie-and-male/ > > I feel sick to my stomach. > > -Sarah > > > -- > Sarah Stierch > Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow >>>Mind the gap! Support Wikipedia women's outreach: donate today<< > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- John Vandenberg _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
