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

[email protected] (Andy Lester) Fri, 2 May 2008 09:06:33 -0500
Newsgroups perl.advocacy
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>>>
>> This sort of thing is classic sexism. You're making a big deal out of
>> someone's sex.
>
> No, I didn't. See below.
>


Shlomi, the key is that calling out someone's differences often makes  
the person feel uncomfortable.  "Hey, look, a female" doesn't do  
anything positive, and indeed probably makes the person feel awkward.

The key to equality is to treat the people equally.

xoa

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