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• more broads on the board

– “Whenever quotas get brought up, people always warn that positions should be based on merit, as if the use of quotas somehow preclude merit-based appointments.brbrAs if once a quota is in place companies will simply round up a bunch 0f random women from the street and thrust six figure salaries into their hands, instead of, you know, filling the quota with women from upper management with existing skills and a track record.”

• … and a bad bad review …

– Kerryn looks at who are the stakeholders to keep in mind when writing a book review. It’s a list that could be adapted to a lot of other situations.

• Feminist parents community notice board

– An initiative from bluemilk

• Women in tech/women near tech

– the difference between those who build tech and those who promote tech

• Ms Geek’s Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Link Roundup (15th September, 2009)

– geek links

• Carnival Against Sexual Violence 78

– as always, many powerful posts

Categories: linkfest

Tags: blogging, Read-ems