Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] why there are very few chicks on mlug --the answer (I think)

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> MLUG is a boys club, simply put. Okay, here's a way to look at it...

Not entirely. We've had several women on here over the last couple years
I've been on this list.

> Pretend you're a chick. You're single at that. You want to meet guys.
> Which of the following is more obvious and more advantageous to you?
>
> A) Night Club

No way. Only if am looking for a quick fling.

> B) Classes
> C) Work

Neither is a very good choice as it could interfere with more serious
matters.

> D) Computer User Group

If they are interested in computers maybe. Wouldn't shared interests be a
good way to meet someone?

> Ding ding ding! I think a LUG scores really, really low on a girl's list
> of places to meet a guy.

Probably but then any woman here probably is here for the same reason we
are and not to pick up guys. That doesn't mean she won't pick up guys..
just that picking up guys isn't why she participated.

> What about just going to MLUG to do Linux stuff? Well, just for kicks, sit
> in on a few College of Education classes, and sit in on a few Engineering
> classes. The first will be predominately women, and the second will be
> mostly men. I'm not one to dabble in psychological theory as to why either
> sex would find these subjects more appealing, but the point is that there
> aren't going to be very many girls who really care about Linux like we do.

I know quite a few women that are engineers, science freaks, geeks, etc..
many are much smarter and geekier than I am. Sure certain things attract a
statistically higher level of a given gender but I think that's mostly
social expectations and such at play. You teach a girl to play 'school'
and give a boy a box of legos.

> So, in conclusion, MLUG isn't viewed by girls as a good place to meet
> guys, and Linux doesn't really interest them much. I think that's pretty
> much it.

I doubt many women would want to use MLUG to pick up guys but a few might
if they knew we existed. I'd disagree that Linux doesn't interest women
though. Try looking through kernel sources for female names. You might be
surprised.

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