<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple = id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> No, that’s not what I = said.  We are not all equal.  There are gender differences.  Two separate = statements.   <div> David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Keith Roberts Sent: Sunday, January 22, = 2006 8:27 PM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: [CAUT] = Differences?   <div> I don’t = agree with Roger, we’re not all equal—at least not in innate ability, = and there are gender differences (thankfully).  David Love <a = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</= a> </div> <div>   </div> <div> David, you make it sound as if the differences in innate ability are due to gender differences. Innate ability has nothing to do with gender. I agree with = Jeanne that women are intimidated not to try as children because  the = assumptions society forces on them makes it so difficult to succeed. There are just = as many women as men out there that can be a complete technician. There are = some physical differences such as upper body strength and average size but = they have nothing to do with whether or not a person can figure out the = adjustments on a piano action or voice a hammer. My mother was 17 when she entered UC = Berkeley and graduated in three years, Phi Beta Kappa, a 3.95 grade average. She = wanted to be an engineer but that was not allowed in 1939. My Aunt Carol was = the first woman to be admitted to the med school she went to and became a = physician in 1952. I have heard complaints of the difficulty to get an education as a = piano technician, particularly for women. I assume this to be because it = is a male dominated mentor sort of education system that makes assumptions = about the innate ability of women and what they can or cannot do. Hey, get me a = cup of coffee. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Keith Roberts </div> <div> <a href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">kpiano@goldrush.com</a> = </div> </div> </body> </html>