<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Don and = Jeannie,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It is my understanding that at a = recent Randy Potter advance training seminar that half of those attending were = women.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Keith Kopp</st1:PersonName>, = RPT<o:p></o:p> BYU<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='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?<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Jeannie, Thanks for statistics. I'm glad my perceptions are incorrect. Don <o:p></o:p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 = width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> Subject: <o:p></o:p> </div> RE: [CAUT] = Differences?<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> From: <o:p></o:p> </div> "Jeannie Grassi" <a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><jcgrassi@earthlink.net></a>= <o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> Date: <o:p></o:p> </div> Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:31:45 = -0800<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p> </o:p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 = width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div> To: <o:p></o:p> </div> "'<st1:PersonName w:st="on">College = and University Technicians</st1:PersonName>'" <a = href="mailto:caut@ptg.org"><caut@ptg.org></a><o:p></o:p></= font> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p></o:p> <pre>Don,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>I can assure you that there were not nearly = as many women 30 years ago as<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>there is today.  I think that those who = started, were more attracted to = a<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>formal program like NBSS, because most of us = found it hard to find someone<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>to mentor with privately, or a shop situation = that would give us the time of<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>day.  So, the impression might have been = a bit skewed.  I think a = school<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>alternative may still be more attractive for = several reasons for many women<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>just starting out.  = <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><fon= t size=2 color=black face="Courier New">The official PTG membership says that around = 20% are women joining each<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>month.  However, there is a higher = attrition rate for women, and fewer = make<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>it to RPT status.  Now, of course, there = are many factors going in to = that.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>I would guess that the female RPTs number = closer to 12% of the = membership.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>This is just my random sampling based on = monthly membership = announcements.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><fon= t size=2 color=black face="Courier New">Recently, there has been a huge surge in new = female members.  As = President<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>of the Seattle Chapter, I have to say that = the past two years has shown an<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>increase in women applicants.  We have = also had more women drop out = than<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>men.  We've also had a couple of babies = from those new women members.  = That<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>can put a kink in working on your tuning = hammer technique!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><fon= t size=2 color=black face="Courier New">Jeannie Grassi, = RPT<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians = Journal<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</a><= o:p></o:p></pre></div> </body> </html>