Re: GG a Question of Sex?

["Harding.Matthew" <Matthew.Harding@CIC.GC.CA>]

Well, we're diverging far from the point of this list, but I had always
thought that the f_minor list out of all the lists I belong to (musical,
technical, or otherwise) had the highest percentage of Female Content
(tm) ever!

Our hard working listowner is female, and I see frequent posts from Kate
Clunies-Ross, Valeria Massari, Jacqueline London, Anne Marble, Anne
Smith, Anne Chrystine, etc. In fact, when I first (re)joined the list a
few months back, I thought everyone one the list was called Anne! Very
confusing.

So now let us please put this subject to bed, or at the very least
change the Subject line to: 32 Short Variations on the Name of Anne.

Regards,
Matthew (not Anne)

-----Original Message-----
From: Juozas Rimas [mailto:JuozasRimas@TAKAS.LT] 
Sent: August 7, 2002 10:48 AM
To: F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU
Subject: Re: GG a Question of Sex?


>I have not been on F minor for long. Perhaps I don't have an accurate 
>take on
things, but it seems to me
>that there are not very many women posters.


I presume there are less active internet users that are women. I wonder
if there is extensive statistics about the female percentage of these
active users (I emphasize "active", to distinguish from the occasional
users - women perhaps constitute a larger part among them).

Anyway, I think it's a consequence of the notorious stereotype that it
is not women's business to have something to do with technics, eg cars,
computers.


Juozas Rimas Jr (not the one playing) http://www.mp3.com/juozasrimas
(oboe, piano, strings)