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From: saquigley@watmath.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
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Subject: Re: Association for Women in Computing
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Date: Mon, 29-Oct-84 09:27:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 29 09:27:09 1984
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>(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
>					...ihnp4!hocsj!ecl
>
>
Yes, but there might be problems about being a woman in computing that are
ignored by men, and will only be brought up by women getting together to
fight them.  One such problem that was pointed out by a union of mostly women
members is the affect of VDTs on the fetuses of pregnant women.  Men and
women are different physiologically and as long as men are at the control
of most professional organisations, and regard "women's problems" as second-
class problems to worry about when votes are needed, women will need special
interest groups to do stronger lobbying for their concerns.

For the same reasons, an association such as "the association of disabled
people in computing" would also probably be very valuable.

Sophie Quigley
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