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<p>Silvia Pfeiffer:
<br>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:05 PM,  <<a href="mailto:david@davidnewall.com">david@davidnewall.com</a>> wrote:
<br>> > Correct. A person's sex is immaterial.
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<br>> If it was, we'd have roughly 50:50 participation.
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<br>Your logic is letting you down.  More women remove themselves from the work-force than men so the natural ratio is not 1:1.
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<br>> Obviously we don't,
<br>> therefore the question is: why not. Your implication was: theyr are not
<br>> interested
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<br>I suggested, not to state fact but to seek it.
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<br>> Your other argument was: we don't want to attract
<br>> unqualified people into the profession
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<br>Again, this is utter claptrap.  I said that we don't want to attract people who have no talent for the job, particularly those who's only motive is money.
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<br>Do you actually think about what people say, or are you only seeking mutual admiration?</p>
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