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-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.
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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