Re: The Code of Conduct needs specifics

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014, Enrico Zini wrote:
> > Ouch, please. We are far away from the times when women were
> > excluded from science. Don't bring this as an argument/excuse for
> > no scientific background.
> > 
> > We are talking 21st century, not 19th.
> 
> Your view of the 21st century do not match mine. Please do not assume
> yours are the only valid ones.

Aeh, I do not know where you are from, name (and "ciao") is Italian, 
whois points to France, anyway, my guess is somewhere middle European.

Based on this assumption:
	Do you accept "women have a hard time in science"
	as an excuse for not being scientific?

(Mind that I even weakened it to "hard time in science")

If yes, why don't I see *any* paper published by female 
mathematician with the comment:
	I am a woman, I don't need to provide a proof,
	I had a hard time.

On the other hand, if you do *NOT* accept this as an excuse
for bad science, then why are you writing this strange email?

I repeat my position: Only due to certain social and historic 
inequalities, which aftermath are still here (I agree on that),
it is not acceptable to bring forth unscientific arguments.

Norbert

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