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Subject: Re: Association for Women in Computing
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Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 10:13:24 EST
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> 
> Is this kind of organization appropriate? I am reminded of the old saying,
> "When women try to act like human beings, they're accused of acting like men."
> But when women say, "We're not the Association for Human Beings in Computing,
> we're the Association for WOMEN in Computing," isn't that
> counterproductive?
> ----
> 						-- Allan Pratt
> 					...ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!apratt

I ask this out of honest interest in the answer -- no sarcasm or other
offences are intended.

There has been some discussion recently about the Association for Women
in Computing.  There are several things I am curious about.

1.  Are the existing professional societies/associations discriminating
    against women?  In what way?

2.  Is it not possible to accomplish the desired aims in the existing
    societies/associations?  What are the aims that are addressed by
    the Association for Women in Computing that are not (adequately)
    addressed by existing associations?

3.  Is the Association for Women in Computing a so called support group
    (as net.women.only was intended to be) as opposed to a professional
    society in the normal sense of the word?

Charlie Sorsby
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