No, because all-male, or at least male-dominated, is assumed to be the default.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - May 06, 2008 4:15:07 pm PDT #5224 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
aurelia - May 06, 2008 4:25:03 pm PDT #5225 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Right. I asked the wrong question.
Would any of you be inclined to point out an all-female or all-non-gender-based demographic?
I can't quite put my finger why it seemed odd to me in this situation.
Dana - May 06, 2008 4:27:23 pm PDT #5226 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is it that unusual in your profession?
aurelia - May 06, 2008 4:31:14 pm PDT #5227 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
All-female? I guess it's less common than all-male, but then I'm not around to notice the all-male situations.
I think there are probably more women working in theatre (in non-performance roles) in Chicago than elsewhere. Percentage-wise at least. So it doesn't seem so unusual to me.
Sophia Brooks - May 06, 2008 4:43:32 pm PDT #5228 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My best costume student is male and it is remarked on a lot.
megan walker - May 06, 2008 5:02:31 pm PDT #5229 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If a team for a project happens to be made up entirely of men, do people normally feel a need to point that out? I just did a show with an all female tech team and a few times someone brought up the "all-girl" or "all-women" thing.
This doesn't seem weird to me, but, then again, a couple of women in my office feel the need to point out whenever people are wearing similar colors. Like we're in high school or something.
sarameg - May 06, 2008 5:03:08 pm PDT #5230 of 10001
In my field, the fact that when we put together a tiger team (I hate that term for no explicable reason) on a project, it was all women and one guy was remarkable. However, this (broader) field has been dealing with gender issue (incl. litigation) for a while, despite the numbers being better than some others. Hell, in my interviews over a decade ago, I was told I "wouldn't last because girls don't" by some ass. To my great delight, he got eliminated just 10 years to retirement in a layoff. From a specialized enough position that it was hard for him to find work. Yeah, I'm cold. But though I knew the attitudes were there, 22 year old me hadn't been slapped in the face with it like that ever before. I'm still cranky. And I'm still there, with a promotion. Ass.
So to say.. sometimes it is noteworthy. It's a little annoying because you'd like to think it shouldn't be, but...it's still an issue in so many places.
Kat - May 06, 2008 5:11:06 pm PDT #5231 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
What's a tiger team? I think a tigger team might be more fun.
sarameg - May 06, 2008 5:12:17 pm PDT #5232 of 10001
ION non feminism news, I have to be up for another 2 hours. To plug in a crockpot. On the balcony (it is bbq pork and while it smells nice when I eat it, I can't stand the smell otherwise.) I want to sleep now. I should have bought a programmable timer.
Damnit.
aurelia - May 06, 2008 5:12:45 pm PDT #5233 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My best costume student is male and it is remarked on a lot.
Yeah, that's still pretty notable. Even more so than male nurses. I have worked with several male costume designers, but haven't encountered very many male stitchers.
In my field, the fact that [snip] it was all women and one guy was remarkable.
Ah. The "only." That's a similar issue that's been rolling around in my brain.
I do admit taking great pleasure in putting together an all female crew (many years ago) when I received a rider that specified "young, strong men" for the local crew. The roadies never said a word about it.