Maybe we can boycott Dell until they issue an apology, if they havent already.
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 1:01 PM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Not sure what this has to do with Wikis, but its pretty sad all the same. It was a month ago, and not nearly enough has been made about it.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57431869-256/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-a...
it is getting fresh coverage on reddit too. Not sure why its revived, but it cant hurt to draw extra attention to this.
http://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/tk24s/dell_denmark_had_wellknown_d...
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch@gmail.com wrote:
Dell held their annual summit this week in Europe. They hired a moderator for the opening day named Mads Christensen who is a media personality that is described as "very conservative" and this also is regarding his views towards women.
Excerpts from a blog by a woman who attended:
" So here I am at Dell’s huge and very professional summit with founder Michael Dell, top people from Microsoft and Intel, impressive power points, expensive commercials, matching polyester ties and all that jazz, and then the – by Dell chosen – moderator starts to rejoice the lack of women in the room. “The IT business is one of the last frontiers that manages to keep women out. The quota of women to men in your business is sound and healthy” he says. “What are you actually doing here?” he adds to the few women who are actually present in the room. "
" Dell’s moderator continues talking about his two Rolex watches and he then presents the next speaker from Intel. After the break Mads Christensen shares with us his whole “show” about the bitchy women who want’s to steal the power in politics, boards and the home. “Science” he calls it and mentions that all the great inventions come from men. “We can thank women for the rolling pin” he adds. And then the moderator of the day finishes of by asking all (men) in the room to promise him that they will go home and say “Shut up bitch!”."
http://elektronista.dk/kommentar/dresscode-blue-tie-and-male/
I feel sick to my stomach.
-Sarah
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