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From: dwb@hal.UUCP (D. W. Brescan)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Life's a Beach (actually signatures)
Message-ID: <164@hal.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 12:43:45 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 12:43:45 1986
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Organization: CWRU Dept. Epid. & Biostat., Cleveland, OH
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In article <579@smeagol.UUCP> earle@smeagol.UUCP (Greg Earle) writes:
>
>P.S. I have noticed a curious net.phenomenon - why is it that many women
>on the net do not leave signatures to articles, and even the 'From:' line
>in the article (with accompaning Name Rank and Organization) has initials
>or last name only?  
>

   As a woman in a scientific field, I have (unfortunately) noticed that
I am taken much more seriously if my sex is not known.  Furthermore, at
this facility, users are identified by their initials.  Why does this
bother you?

DWB