> Now when a young woman in the computer field is considering
> becoming an Oracle DBA, a quick scan of the bookshelves turns up
> Rachel's name. So hear that Rachel -- you're a role model, so you
must
> write more books!
>
Oh I pity the poor young girl who makes me her role model. Besides, my
co-author, Marlene Theriault has written many more books than I have.
SHE can be the role model.
:)
- DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM> wrote:
> Cherie, Rachel - Thanks for sharing your viewpoint.
>
> Brian - I think you are correct that kids today get very little
> encouragement to study hard subjects like sciences. I find this
> ironic given
> the fact that we have an incredibly technological society. I think
> this is a
> cumulative product of our society. Parents don't always encourage
> their
> children, teachers feel they are talking to an unreceptive audience
> (and
> usually don't have much exposure to technical careers themselves),
> and our
> popular culture ridicules the idea of maturity in general.
> But this is more of a concern for girls as they are making
> decisions
> about their future. The reason is role models. Often just one
> prominent
> member of a profession will encourage many young people to consider
> that
> field.
> Now when a young woman in the computer field is considering
> becoming an
> Oracle DBA, a quick scan of the bookshelves turns up Rachel's name.
> So hear
> that Rachel -- you're a role model, so you must write more books!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:45 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> Just asking .. I'm told that the number of "Americans" (by which I
> mean kids
> born in the States) entering technical fields of all types is
> declining.
> Could the decline of the number of women in IT entering IT be a part
> of that
> trend?
>
> For that matter, I wasn't really called on much in school (and glad
> for it,
> I wasn't usually paying attention), nor did my teachers encourage me
> that I
> can recall for anything in particular. Yet, here I am, earning a
> living
> doing computer stuff.
>
> If 'girls' (or boys, see para 1) aren't encouraged in technical
> matters,
> perhaps it's a problem beyond the scope of an overworked and
> underpaid
> teachers? Please note, I speak as a father of six and the husband of
> an
> (former) educator.
>
> ~brian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:39 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> I think that within the population of women in IT, the number of
> female
> Oracle DBAs is increasing. However, in general, the number of women
> entering IT is decreasing. That is, the number of women who are
> encouraged to become DBAs or developers or network admins or sys
> admins
> is decreasing.
>
> I've noticed (I have a friend with a 13 year old son and a 16 year
> old
> daughter) that the schools are not encouraging girls to go into
> science
> or math. There have been studies done that show that teachers in
> those
> fields tend to call on the girls in the class less and spend less
> time
> helping them understand the subjects.
>
> My opinion only
>
> Rachel
>
> --- DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM> wrote:
> > Recently this list had a discussion of female Oracle DBAs. The
> > consensus was
> > that the numbers were increasing, which I view as a good thing.
> Here
> > is an
> > article with industry statistics saying that the number of women in
> > IT is
> > decreasing.
> > http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/1564501
> > Any theories?
> >
> > Dennis Williams
> > DBA, 40%OCP
> > Lifetouch, Inc.
> > dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
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