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From: fortin%zap.UUCP@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU (Denis Fortin)
Newsgroups: comp.society.women
Subject: Re: Women Wizards?
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Date: 14 Jul 88 11:42:51 GMT
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In article <11734@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> marcia%hpindl8@hplabs.HP.COM (Marcia Bednarcyk) writes:
> 
> After reading the discussion on the technical core, a question came to mind:
> why are there no women computer wizards, and what is preventing them (if 
> anything)?

Hmmm.  I have missed the main discussion, but upon reflecting on this
paragraph for a little while, I realized that I do know a woman whom I
would consider a VMS wizard.

I guess the idea that there are no women wizards might come from the
fact that women are still far from representing 50% of the workforce in
the computing field, and since wizards reprensent a very small percentage
of that workforce also, there must be even fewer women wizards!

How many people out there DO know women wizards? 
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