Re: A Preponderance of Females

[Joan Smith <jsmith -at- ENCORE -dot- COM>]

Dan,

I appreciate your positive comments regarding women in
our profession. One of the things I notices while in
college was the number of women vs. men in my communication
courses. Definitely a larger number! I wonder if this
has anything to do with the old idea of women=reading skills
and men=math skills (not what I necessarily believe, but
what seemed to be taught to us from the early days of
education!)

Anyway, thanks for not commenting on the 'candy' comment.
I don't have the time or money to entice our developers
with candy to return reviews! Can't say I've had much
of a problem getting them returned anyway :-)

Joan
jsmith -at- encore -dot- com


<--Standard Disclaimer Here-->


> Chris Hulin asked a couple of days ago whether the profession was
> attracting more women than men.  Yes, Chris.  It is true.  Women happen
> to make darn good writers and editors.  If we men wish to stay in the
> field, we had best look to our credentials and keep up with the women
> who network like crazy, grasp new ideas, and learn new software that
> keeps them marketable.  Not to mention, produce a quality product.

> At the Region 3 Student Conference on March 30, women outnumbered men
> by a large margin.  Within STC, some of the best managers and officers
> we have ever had are women.  Technical communication, I think, is one
> field in which women have excelled--over the past 20 years especially.

> So, come on, men.  One more time it's true.  We have to lead, follow,
> or get out of the way.

> Dan Wise
> dewise -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com
> 38 years in the field

> My opinions are my own