Ladies! Ladies! Please stop your housekeeping for one moment and pay attention to some absolutely vital information. A wonderful new treat is heading to the bookshelves in February, ladies. I know that you’re all shivery in anticipation just from my introduction, but be sure to fold your towels and take the curlers out of your hair before […]
Category: Diversity
The importance of supporting diversity
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More than a little envy?
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’ve been determined not to write anything on any of Halley’s posts about Alpha Males, other than a link here or there for fun. Today’s posting made hash of that, though. There’s so much about this posting that really describes ‘everyman’ not just that mythical man beast, Alpha Man. And in many […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to […]
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Gasp! Women…speak?
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Sorry, but this is all just too good and I must share: Don’t invite only male speakers If all your speakers are always men, women will notice and not feel welcome. Role models people can identify with are important to staying interested in a field. Do ask women to speak […]
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Now what was that joke again?
More from the Women in Linux paper: Don’t tell sexist jokes Sexist jokes are the number one way to drive women out of any group, and they are more common than many people realize. I have more than once heard a man say that he doesn’t make that kind of joke, and then hours or minutes […]