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Title: My career stopped because of employment discrimination
Post by: Shana A on June 30, 2011, 08:29:25 PM
Post by: Shana A on June 30, 2011, 08:29:25 PM
My career stopped because of employment discrimination
by Nancy Nangeroni
Chair, MTPC
Wednesday Jun 29, 2011
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=opinion&sc=guest_opinions&sc2=news&sc3=&id=121650 (http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=opinion&sc=guest_opinions&sc2=news&sc3=&id=121650)
I have to admit, I'm a little bit uncomfortable talking about employment discrimination in my life, because so many people have had it so much worse than I. My parents came from poor families but worked hard and put me through MIT, where I graduated in 1976 with a degree in electrical engineering. After graduating, I enjoyed 15 years of engineering success, the last five as a manager, while keeping my gender issues separate and private. My successes included a patented design that gave Bose a significant advantage over competitors; the first successful electronic telephone ringer transducer; and a PC plug-in card that became a telephony industry standard for 10 years. As you probably know, 10 years is a long time in the PC industry.
by Nancy Nangeroni
Chair, MTPC
Wednesday Jun 29, 2011
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=opinion&sc=guest_opinions&sc2=news&sc3=&id=121650 (http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=opinion&sc=guest_opinions&sc2=news&sc3=&id=121650)
I have to admit, I'm a little bit uncomfortable talking about employment discrimination in my life, because so many people have had it so much worse than I. My parents came from poor families but worked hard and put me through MIT, where I graduated in 1976 with a degree in electrical engineering. After graduating, I enjoyed 15 years of engineering success, the last five as a manager, while keeping my gender issues separate and private. My successes included a patented design that gave Bose a significant advantage over competitors; the first successful electronic telephone ringer transducer; and a PC plug-in card that became a telephony industry standard for 10 years. As you probably know, 10 years is a long time in the PC industry.