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Jeannie,<br>
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Thanks for statistics. I'm glad my perceptions are incorrect.<br>
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Don<br>
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"Jeannie Grassi" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><jcgrassi@earthlink.net></a></td>
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<pre wrap="">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
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