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From: dls@hocse.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Association for Women in Computing
Message-ID: <173@hocse.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Oct-84 09:50:09 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 31 09:50:09 1984
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CC:         skran

Reference: <194@hocsj.UUCP>, <9625@watmath.UUCP>

There is no doubt that organizing a special interest group
can aid members of minority groups. However, I believe
that ecl has a somewhat different point. There is a big 
difference between a "woman's caucus" in the ACM that
works to change the ACM and a "woman's computer society"
that is totally separate. Until women become integrated
into the REAL power structure true equality will not exist.
Hence, women must join and be active in the ACM, the jaycees,
etc., not substitute women only groups that have no real
power. In fact, the energy expended on maintained a duplicative
organization is counterproductive.

Dale