Encouraging females to learn Linux

I am sure I will learn linux when a beautiful girl sits down and teaches me all about linux very,very patiently and yeah it will be my real learning of computers.I am sure I will get some serious female viewership after making this post on my blog!!!!

If you're curious about how your behavior appears to females, my best suggestion is to find one you know who tends to be blunt and outspoken, and ask her if she remembers you saying or doing something offensive to girls. You might be surprised at her response. Remember, most girls would rather chew off a leg than be rude to a man to his face, so it may be difficult to get an honest answer-chances are the girls will beat a hasty retreat or slap you for being blunt!.

Read about it all and it is honest real world advise and this is for computers too in general.It is unknown to date as to how many girls are slashdotters?

The full content is in the index and the link works-so girls what r u waitin for?Please learn and tolerate us guys.We really need the understanding and ironing.

Any answers-I will post the same here.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/index.html



Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Audience
1.2. What problem? Sexism is dead!
1.3. About the author
2. Why are there so few women in Linux?
2.1. Women are less confident
2.2. Women have fewer opportunities for friendship or mentoring
2.3. Women are discouraged from an early age
2.4. Computing perceived as non-social
2.5. Lack of female role models
2.6. Games, classes aimed towards men
2.7. Advertising, media say computers are for men
2.8. Life-work balance more important to women
2.9. Reasons women avoid Linux specifically
3. Do's and don't's of encouraging women in Linux
3.1. Don't tell sexist jokes
3.2. Do protest sexist jokes
3.3. Don't call people bitches
3.4. Do show some respect
3.5. Don't take the keyboard away
3.6. Do give directions and explain them clearly
3.7. Don't make sexual advances towards women
3.8. Do act friendly
3.9. Don't complain about the lack of women in computing
3.10. Do encourage women in computing
3.11. Don't stare and point when women arrive
3.12. Do treat new arrivals politely
3.13. Don't treat women stereotypically
3.14. Do treat women as normal people
3.15. Don't criticize too much
3.16. Do compliment
3.17. Don't invite only male speakers
3.18. Do ask women to speak
3.19. Don't micro-specialize
3.20. Do discuss broader topics
3.21. Don't make your meetings hard to attend
3.22. Do make meetings easy to attend
3.23. Don't make new people feel unwelcome
3.24. Do help new people get involved
3.25. Don't underestimate girlfriends or wives
3.26. Do treat girlfriends and wives as independent people
4. But I don't do that!
A. LinuxChix