Re: any women here?
Melissa,
I have to agree with you on that one. I think toys should be marketed
a different way, and parents should respect what their kids want to play
with. I myself is a male, and have been arround heavy machinery like
semis, bull dozers and other types of equipment. I can build an
engine from scratch as well as computers. Just thought id share that
with ya.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "melissa ion kibbe" <atomic@morgul.net>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: any women here?
>
> > Well, they could start by explaining why so few women are interested in
IT, and if they see a
> > way to overcome it.
> >
> > And if there is , and it's within our reach/abilities, well what are we
waiting for ?
>
> unfortunately, i think it comes back to the way we were raised as kids (in
> the u.s. anyway; i can't speak for other countries). and the way we are
> raised stems from the stereotypes addressed in this thread. little girls'
> toys aren't technical. they're not programmable or build-at-home like
> toys that are marketed toward little boys. where as most little boys grow
> up with leggos, race car tracks and remote-control cars (the lucky ones
> :), most girls get life-like baby dolls and other such doll-related
> things. dolls are great, don't get me wrong. i had my share when i was
> young. but what i notice is that girls' toys are ready to play with right
> out of the package. boys' usually involve some building or problem
> solving, such as model-building. this lays the foundation for an adult
> life of questioning how things are put together and how they work.
>
> this is obvioulsy not true for everyone, especially those girls who built
> models of the Enterprise when they were kids :). but i think it explains
> a bit why presence of females is a bit lacking in the technolgy field.
>
>
> melissa.
>
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