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There is a sexual bias associated with taking meeting minutes. My assumption is
that, generally, male technical writers are asked to take minutes less often
than female technical writers are asked. Additionally, male writers most likely
do not feel their position is being made analogous to the specifically support
roles that secretaries (who are to this day mostly female) provide, so they
don't see their value to the project being demeaned or misunderstood.
I am taking meeting minutes at this time as well. It reduces the amount of
input I can provide during the development meetings. Therefore, it seems that
my input during these meetings is less valued. I'm doing them to do my part,
and I'm leaving it at that.
Lisa A. Miller
Technical Writer
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Packaging Team - Corporate Engineering mailto:lisa -dot- miller -at- anheuser-busch -dot- com
(314) 865-8904
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
-- Benjamin Franklin
IPCC 01, the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference,
October 24-27, 2001 at historic La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 15. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
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