>>a Conservative paper like the Globe ...
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What is your definition of "conservative"?.
Any person who is not a Union member, or has no relative Union member?
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You have been posting in this paper for what.. 10+ years now, and you don't even know what kind of paper you are reading?
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But on topic - have you read, or do you remember the other "coding" pieces published in this paper?.Search for 10 000 000 coders... , "nation of coders", search who writes them, how they make a living ...
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There are no barriers to female entering tech field, other than the nature of work - most time not to the liking of females, or too taxing on a female (considering the social and biological 'demands' that they have to meet) - simple as that.
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Now - back off topic, Do you consider Tabatha, Renzetti, Balkissoon, the one from St. Louis, Sheema Khan, "conservative" writers, or even close to "center"?