[CAUT] Differences?

[Jeannie Grassi]

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That supports my statement. I think there has been a recent surge in
interest from women, but not as many are staying with it and not as many are
upgrading.  We'll see how many of them make it all the way through the
process.  If you notice, percentage wise there are many more women
associates than men.  

 

jeannie

 

Jeannie Grassi, RPT

Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal

 <mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net> mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net

 

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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Keith
Kopp
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:25 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: RE: [CAUT] Differences?

 

Don and Jeannie,

 

It is my understanding that at a recent Randy Potter advance training
seminar that half of those attending were women.

 

Keith Kopp, RPT

BYU

 

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From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Don
McKechnie
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:11 AM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: RE: [CAUT] Differences?

 

Jeannie,

Thanks for statistics. I'm glad my perceptions are incorrect.

Don





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RE: [CAUT] Differences?


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"Jeannie Grassi"  <mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net> <jcgrassi@earthlink.net>


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Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:31:45 -0800

 


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Don,
I can assure you that there were not nearly as many women 30 years ago as
there is today.  I think that those who started, were more attracted to a
formal program like NBSS, because most of us found it hard to find someone
to mentor with privately, or a shop situation that would give us the time of
day.  So, the impression might have been a bit skewed.  I think a school
alternative may still be more attractive for several reasons for many women
just starting out.  
 
The official PTG membership says that around 20% are women joining each
month.  However, there is a higher attrition rate for women, and fewer make
it to RPT status.  Now, of course, there are many factors going in to that.
I would guess that the female RPTs number closer to 12% of the membership.
This is just my random sampling based on monthly membership announcements.
 
Recently, there has been a huge surge in new female members.  As President
of the Seattle Chapter, I have to say that the past two years has shown an
increase in women applicants.  We have also had more women drop out than
men.  We've also had a couple of babies from those new women members.  That
can put a kink in working on your tuning hammer technique!
 
Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net

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