At 2005-08-19 13:32:33 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > the prevailing atmosphere???
Right. I can answer that question better now, mostly by having studied the responses in this thread. Let's have a look, shall we? 1. Denial. "What's wrong with the atmosphere, dammit?" 2. Proof-by-anecdote that everything is just fine. 3. Cheap digs disguised as humour. You know, the kind where, if anyone objects, one can look injured and say, "But it was a joke! Don't women have a sense of humour?" 4. "If only women bothered to show up more often, they'd see that everything is really all right." 5. "We've done all we can. It's up to someone else now." Oh, and when the subject of encouraging women to participate *does* come up, there's usually this undercurrent of "Yeah, we need more hot chicks in this group, man!" The consequent feeling: Ugh. Better not get involved. -- ams _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
