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From: ecl@hocsj.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Association for Women in Computing
Message-ID: <194@hocsj.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 09:29:28 EST
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Posted: Sun Oct 28 09:29:28 1984
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Reference: <3953@tektroni.UUCP>, <9200017@iuvax.UUCP>

I for one am against this sort of organization--can someone out there convince
me that this isn't an example of another futile attempt at "separate but
equal"?

I don't want women's professional organizations that parallel men's--I want one
organization for everyone.  Women's groups would sue the asses off any company
that started a separate "women's division" where they hired all the women.  And
they certainly couldn't (and shouldn't be allowed to) start a "women-only"
company.  Aren't many of the supporters of these "Women in Computing" groups
the same ones who are suing the Jaycees et al to force them to admit women?
(And how would people feel about an organization called "the Association for
Jews in Computing" or "the Association for the Handicapped in Computing"?)

It may be true that "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
but the important word here is "foolish," folks.  Far too many advocacy groups
ignore all logic and consistency in their positions.  If women don't want their
gender to be considered in the workplace, they should start by not making an
issue of it themselves.


					Evelyn C. Leeper
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