Re: How To Recruit Women to Tech and IT Classes

[Larry Smith <Larry.Smith@SNOW.EDU>]

At 9:06 AM -0700 8/24/00, Shapiro, Mark wrote:
> Dear Steve et al.
>
>        While I also agree that there probably is no gender or cultural
> viewpoint that would have meaning for basic physics, we should still make
> every effort to encourage bright individuals to consider physics as a career
> regardless of gender or cultural background.
>
>        Here in the United States the college population is now
> approximately 60% female.  Unless we do a better job recruiting from that
> population, there won't be many physics departments a decade or two from
> now.

But is it just females you want, or _all_ "bright individuals"?  Shouldn't
we recruit (or "encourage") what we want?

Larry