female Graphic Designers outnumbered?

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Sent:	18 March 2010 15:57:00
To:	vicky smith (vicki999@hotmail.com)
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Come on... is this about design or equality... this is 2010. Women can do with their lives as much as men, if not more... it’s equal. I don’t care if a woman or a man is a brilliant designer, the fact that they are brilliant is a personal honour, nothing to do with being man or woman. If you’re a student and this task has been set by your teacher, I apologise... it’s not your opinion I see. I’m guessing your teacher is a woman though, with a chip on her shoulder about men. Design is not about women or men, it’s not about equality... it’s about design, any man or woman that shouts out they are suppressed or outnumbered, should learn to be a better designer.

Your web link 1

‘More than half of the graphic designers in the U.S. are women, yet they are less likely to be invited to speak at conferences or to offer expert opinions to the media. Their award-winning work is seen everywhere, but with few exceptions, they are not celebrated in the same way as their male counterparts’.

This is Not about design... they are winning awards. So they are recognised. Maybe the woman that wrote it feels suppressed. Maybe her husband is a slob.

Your web link 2

So why is that? Why is it that females don’t seem to be as prominent in web design as they are in say fashion design? Is the graphic design industry sexist? How can we balance the sexes in the industry and do we need to?

Is this a question or a statement, It answers itself... But what a question though... Is the design industry sexist. Is Nursing??? Is the fashion industry.??? No, I think not.

Equality is here... Women designers are rcognised in their own right as brilliant. They don’t need suprssed equality rantings to get them recognised. Your teacher should rethink what year it is! Pathetic.