Re: Women in Perl [was Re: Updating http://history.perl.org/PerlTimeline.html ]

On Thu, 1 May 2008, Shlomi Fish wrote:

> I met on IRC[1], or for saying "There's a girl on #perl", instead of "there's
> a programmer on #perl" or whatever.

This sort of thing is classic sexism. You're making a big deal out of 
someone's sex.

Imagine if every time you logged on to IRC someone got all excited and 
said "There's a Jew on #perl". Would that make you feel comfortable? Would 
you want to come back? Would it make you feel included in the group?

Part of creating a welcoming environment for any minority group is to not 
make a big fucking deal out them being a minority! Engage them as 
individuals, not as representatives of some group you're not part of.


-dave

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