BurningbirdRecovered 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Dorothea linked to a power house web site tonight: Women in Linux. You all should print this out on pretty paper, put a bow on it and give it to the Alpha Man in your life. Seriously, though, Dorothea, I’m finding that this straight forward, honest, and out in the open approach just isn’t effective. […]