In article <23e7t9$127 at news.bu.edu>, pfoster at bu.edu (Patricia Foster) writes:
> In response to the last poster, I want to point out that
> Una was complaining that women do not post to the
> *other* bionet groups, which is quite true. Thus women
> scientist are making very little contribution to the
> intellectual and scientific success of the Internet.
> I also agree with her that much of the posting in this
> group, like the recent discussion of how to deal with
> unwanted advances at meetings, is depressing. Surely
> most people learn how to handle such situations before
> they get to graduate school.
> Which brings up the question of why this group exists.
> I would have thought its function should be to discuss
> issues like the one Una is raising -- why don't women
> scientist participate more, not just on the net, but
> also at meetings, in letters, and other public forums.
> Una is right, most women scientists are wimps. The
> question is why, and what to do about it.
I think the key is to not let this group of yours turn into a cult of
suffering.
Rob Coutant
