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From: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: Women's BOF in Phoenix?
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Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 12:48:05 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 27 12:48:05 1987
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Reply-To: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
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Summary: More history?

I was in the kitchen, too, and even had something to do with promoting
what seemed to be a dying discussion.  I don't remember a BOF as a
final resolution, though.  The problems seemed to be that the portion
of women being sent to Usenix was smaller than that of those in the
profession (presumably for consciously or unconsciously sexist
reasons), and that so-called "women's issues" were not being addressed
at all.

What I object to is the original phrasing as a "BOF for Women in UNIX."
That may just be inadvertant phrasing; but it seems to imply a uni-sex
BOF (to me, anyway; but some of you know how language-sensitive I am)
[;-(/;-)].  This is, of course, sexist.  A BOF about Women in Unix
should be open to all of us who work with, under the supervision of,
supervising, or in the general vicinity of women.  [;-)/10]  This also
includes personnel and head-hunter types, should any be at Usenix.
All regardless of sex, of course!  It should even, or perhaps more
especially, include those who don't think there's a reason for having
a BOF about Women in Unix.

{don't shoot}  Now, when will we get a BOF about Men in Unix?  {;-}}

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