<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> 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   <div> Jeannie Grassi, RPT Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</a>= </div>   <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center = style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> 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? </div>   Don and = Jeannie,  </fo= nt> It is my = understanding that at a recent Randy Potter advance training seminar that half of = those attending were women.  </fo= nt> Keith Kopp, = RPT BYU=  </fo= nt> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center = style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> 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? </div>   Jeannie, Thanks for statistics. I'm glad my perceptions are incorrect. Don <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 = width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:.5in'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> Subject: </div> RE: [CAUT] Differences? </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> From: </div> "Jeannie Grassi" <a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><jcgrassi@earthlink.net></a>= </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> Date: </div> Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:31:45 = -0800 </td> </tr> </table>   <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 = width="100%" style='width:100.0%;margin-left:.5in'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> To: </div> "'College and University = Technicians'" <a = href="mailto:caut@ptg.org"><caut@ptg.org></a> </td> </tr> </table>   <pre style='margin-left:.5in'>Don,</pre><pre = style='margin-left:.5in'>I can assure you that there were not nearly = as many women 30 years ago as</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>there is today.  I think that those who = started, were more attracted to a</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>formal program like NBSS, because most of us = found it hard to find someone</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>to mentor with privately, or a shop situation = that would give us the time of</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>day.  So, the impression might have been = a bit skewed.  I think a school</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>alternative may still be more attractive for = several reasons for many women</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>just starting out.  = </pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'> </pre><pre = style='margin-left: .5in'>The official PTG membership says that around = 20% are women joining each</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>month.  However, there is a higher = attrition rate for women, and fewer make</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>it to RPT status.  Now, of course, there = are many factors going in to that.</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>I would guess that the female RPTs number = closer to 12% of the membership.</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>This is just my random sampling based on = monthly membership announcements.</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'> </pre><pre = style='margin-left: .5in'>Recently, there has been a huge surge in new = female members.  As President</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>of the Seattle Chapter, I have to say that = the past two years has shown an</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>increase in women applicants.  We have = also had more women drop out than</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>men.  We've also had a couple of babies = from those new women members.  That</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>can put a kink in working on your tuning = hammer technique!</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'> </pre><pre = style='margin-left: .5in'>Jeannie Grassi, RPT</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'>Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians = Journal</pre><pre style='margin-left:.5in'><a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</a><= /span></pre></div> </body> </html>