You know, I'm a girl, but I couldn't agree with this particular Anonymous Coward more. I have to say, women have harped and moaned and whined about equal opportunity and what-have-you, and what have they done when they've received it other than to continue to be unhappy and dissatisfied? Bottom line is, if you have merit, based on your skills, your ability to learn and improve, and upon how you present yourself as a person, who cares whether you're a girl or a guy? Whatever I am now, whatever I have achieved in the past, it is all because I simply decided to do so and then put in the work and the commitment necessary in order to achieve whatever goal happened to be at hand. Currently I'm a Sys. Admin because I decided to be one - it hasn't been more difficult because I am a girl, nor have I been given "extra breaks" for the same reason. I work my ass off to learn and improve, and my work is recognized on its merit. Next I'm going to be a Network Engineer, because I want to and because I like plugging vastly disparate pieces of equipment into each other and making them work (generally breaking them in the process and then making them work again). I take all the different end results of all the coding and make all that work together also - not because I'm a girl, not because I'm not a boy, but because that's what I like to do. Even though people seem to bemoan the fact that there aren't more girls in software (hey, it's the same with hardware, believe me) - maybe it's just because not all that many girls WANT to be there. Oh, one more thing. Of COURSE I do Linux, among other platforms. I've gotta say, there are reasons that some male-dominated fields are dominated by males - I used to drive big big trucks, also, and I didn't meet too many girls doing that, although probably more there than in IT. Many to most girls don't think in a way which would make them successful at these kinds of jobs - and the ones of us who do, while still generally being capable of being completely feminine, aren't your typical "girly girl." I like capable, smart women myself - but i've got to say I don't come across them all that often. The trick is, now that women are experiencing the results of all their demands for equality, etc., it is time for women to actually live up to what they've been granted. Some can, many can't. Hence, continued dissatisfaction and unhappiness. Always be careful of what you ask for, because you just might get it.
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You know, I'm a girl, but I couldn't agree with this particular Anonymous Coward more. I have to say, women have harped and moaned and whined about equal opportunity and what-have-you, and what have they done when they've received it other than to continue to be unhappy and dissatisfied? Bottom line is, if you have merit, based on your skills, your ability to learn and improve, and upon how you present yourself as a person, who cares whether you're a girl or a guy? Whatever I am now, whatever I have achieved in the past, it is all because I simply decided to do so and then put in the work and the commitment necessary in order to achieve whatever goal happened to be at hand. Currently I'm a Sys. Admin because I decided to be one - it hasn't been more difficult because I am a girl, nor have I been given "extra breaks" for the same reason. I work my ass off to learn and improve, and my work is recognized on its merit. Next I'm going to be a Network Engineer, because I want to and because I like plugging vastly disparate pieces of equipment into each other and making them work (generally breaking them in the process and then making them work again). I take all the different end results of all the coding and make all that work together also - not because I'm a girl, not because I'm not a boy, but because that's what I like to do. Even though people seem to bemoan the fact that there aren't more girls in software (hey, it's the same with hardware, believe me) - maybe it's just because not all that many girls WANT to be there. Oh, one more thing. Of COURSE I do Linux, among other platforms. I've gotta say, there are reasons that some male-dominated fields are dominated by males - I used to drive big big trucks, also, and I didn't meet too many girls doing that, although probably more there than in IT. Many to most girls don't think in a way which would make them successful at these kinds of jobs - and the ones of us who do, while still generally being capable of being completely feminine, aren't your typical "girly girl." I like capable, smart women myself - but i've got to say I don't come across them all that often. The trick is, now that women are experiencing the results of all their demands for equality, etc., it is time for women to actually live up to what they've been granted. Some can, many can't. Hence, continued dissatisfaction and unhappiness. Always be careful of what you ask for, because you just might get it.