On 5/12/12 11:01 PM, John Vandenberg 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.

Hi John! Again, if people are not happy with other posts that are related to the broader problem and not specifically Wikipedia getting posted, please let me know. I must admit, I'd be quite disappointed, but, I often assume that people interested in solving the gender gap here are interested in the broader gender gap in culture. I do believe that situations such as the Dell Summit and Sqoot[1] do speak a lot about culture, community and one part of the multifaceted problem in Wikipedia. 


http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57431869-256/why-we-need-to-keep-talking-about-women-in-tech/

it is getting fresh coverage on reddit too.  Not sure why its revived,
but it cant hurt to draw extra attention to this.

That was posted on May 11. I know when I attend conferences it often takes upwards of over a week for me to write follow up emails, posts, blogs, etc. So perhaps this is just a product of that. A few pals of mine sent me the Elecktronista post.. It's also often very hard to put experiences like this into words (let alone English when it isn't your second language), and I could feel the frustration in the blog. I was rather taken aback by it, hence a less detailed personal email from me about the Elecktronista post.

Glad to see more reliable sources (c-net), could be nice to have this added to the Dell article if people see it fitting. Or perhaps if we gather enough content a "Epic sexist fails at Dell" article is warranted ;)

-Sarah


http://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/tk24s/dell_denmark_had_wellknown_danish_misogynist/

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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