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From: ecl@hocsj.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Association for Women in Computing
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Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 08:38:17 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 31 08:38:17 1984
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Reference: <194@hocsj.UUCP>, <9625@watmath.UUCP>

Sophie Quigley says:
> 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.

But then shouldn't we have the "Association for Pregnant Women in Computing"?
:-)  Rather we should have whomever is concerned about an issue lobby within
the larger group, since that is where the real change can be effected.  Women
who want the Republican Party to change its platform have to deal with the
entire party.  Forming "the Association for Women Republicans" won't do it.

and Allan Pratt says:
> ...what about "the Association for Men in Computing"?

Precisely!!!!  (After all, men must be concerned about the effect--note
spelling--of VDT's on their fertility, but of course women wouldn't be, so
let's start a separate group. :-) )

					Evelyn C. Leeper
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