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Alan "Uncle Al" Schwartz grunted and passed:

> I've yet to meet a decent female engineer.  They haven't the foggiest how
> pieces of the world mesh.  I've yet to met a decent female manager.  Not
> a one of them knows how to gut the competition without putting her own
> troops through the meatgrinder and also kicking the opposition in the
> balls - definitely not the way to compete.

I've worked for many supervisors in my professional career, a large number of them women.  
My first squadron commander in the Air Force was a woman.  She was outstanding in every 
respect.  My first boss out of the Air Force was a woman; she knew her job and pressed that 
knowledge home while encouraging growth in each and every one of her employees.  My first 
flight instructor was a proverbial Norwegian "blonde bombshell" in almost every 
respect...except that she was an outstanding pilot, and a tough instructor.  The best Air 
Traffic Controller I ever worked with was female, and the best business manager I've worked 
with has been female.

Don't get me wrong; I've seen some terrible female managers and professionals as well.  I've 
also seen some god-awful managers and supervisors that were male, too.  Bottom line: SEX 
DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  This is *not* "my humble opinion", this is my *professional* 
opinion, shaped by years of experience.  You have a right to your opinion, of course, but I 
shudder to think that you may have power over hiring and firing anyone.

Tony Bruno