Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!sparkles!wside From: wside@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (dawn whiteside) Newsgroups: ont.singles Subject: Re: fears revealed *here*! Message-ID: <24E85995.19827@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Date: 15 Aug 89 17:57:40 GMT References: Distribution: ont Organization: The Crypt Lines: 21 kim@watsup.waterloo.edu (T. Kim Nguyen) writes, and I paraphrase: [ can't think of any place to meet young intelligent women ] Young intelligent women are just about everywhere, but they're not always easy to pick out from the crowd. Some places with a higher proportion of YIW tend to be trade shows, conferences, Mensa meetings, universities and work. Each of these has its own unique disadvantages, though, so beware. [ engineering and computer fields predominantly male ] Oddly enough, my experience ``out in the industry'' doesn't indicate this. While there may be a small percentage of females in the eng/comp areas of some companies, there are several companies where women make up more than a third of the technical staff. And these women are competent, too. (You want names? BNR, IBM, Dofasco, ...) -- Dawn Whiteside living proof that young, intelligent, _attached_ women are out there ...