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Re: Announcing KDE-Women!
by Tommy on Monday 19/Mar/2001, @09:37

You are right, this project should not encourage differences between male and females in the KDE community.

The problem is that the difference excisted before this project was ever started. Look at the mailing lists, women are just not treated the same as men.

The fact that women found the need to start this project is only proof of that.

You probably like it to be treated with respect, I have seen many women being asked things that would not have been asked if she was a man. Things like: "Do you know HTML?"

My take; this project lowers the barriers for women to enter the KDE world.

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Re: Announcing KDE-Women!
by Carbon on Monday 19/Mar/2001, @19:07

>Look at the mailing lists, women are just not treated the same as men.

Could you provide a link? I have never seen any sort of sexism on the kde mailing lists myself, but I'm not a frequent participant.

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Re: Announcing KDE-Women!
by Chris Bordeman on Monday 19/Mar/2001, @21:53

I was gang-raped by the Pope and his Archbishops (or whatever). And since I have made the claim, it is true. After all, isn't the seriousness of the charge more important than evidence?

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Re: Announcing KDE-Women!
by Chris Bordeman on Monday 19/Mar/2001, @22:10

>You probably like it to be treated with respect,
>I have seen many women being asked things that
>would not have been asked if she was a man.
>Things like: "Do you know HTML?"

Or maybe statistically women are in fact more likely to be artists or HTML coders than men. This is not sexism, it is simple observance of fact.

Besides, maybe the guy just looking for someone who knew HTML!

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