I’d heard that Women in SharePoint weren’t allowed to setup at this year’s SPC (a mixup regarding badge type or something; not cool regardless), but this is getting ridiculous!
Seriously though, as a man, I can appreciate the recognition of the skewed male-to-female ratio here at SPC, but as a writer and editor, I have to say that that’s a seriously poor choice of words on that sign.
Missed any of Bamboo Nation‘s SPC 2012 coverage? Catch up here:
- Greetings from Booth #941 at SPC 2012 in Las Vegas!
- Notes from the SPC 2012 Keynote
- Dux Raymond PSY Leads the ‘Gangnam Style’ Flash Mob at SPC 2012
- Dan Holme’s ‘Deployment Wizard: SharePoint 2013 Installation Tips, Tricks, and Scripts’
- Surrealism at SPC 2012: Jon Bon Jovi, Speaking at Colligo’s STP Africa Luncheon, & More
- Dux Raymond Sy’s ‘Lead the Enterprise Social Revolution – 5 Steps to Drive Culture Change
- Sharing the Point is About Much More than SharePoint…
- Microsoft SharePoint is Inconsiderate to Ladies
- Jon Bon Jovi & the Kings of Suburbia Play a Pool Party for SharePoint
- John Pruitt & Robin Miller’s ‘Building Vibrant Communities in SharePoint 2013’
- Chris Bortlik’s ‘Overview of the Top 10 Ways that SharePoint Will Help Drive End User Adoption’
- The Sharing the Point Roundtable Discussion, & Some Ruminations on This Year’s Microsoft SharePoint Conference
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True. The wording absolutely stunk. However, I (and I know for certain, several other women) overlooked it and used the restroom anyway!. Of course, this was after yelling loudly before going in making sure it was empty. Probably would have been more willing to find that other restroom if they had stated it a tad bit nicer. What a great “usability” example!
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LOL, ShanyeO, at your “taking it back” response … well played!
By the way, I noticed the next day that it wasn’t just the third floor (Developer track) that featured the ladies room closure/messaging, but also the first floor (Business track), leaving only the second floor (IT Pro track and Exhibit Hall) unobstructed. I’m not entirely sure what to make of that, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
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re: SPC 2012: Microsoft SharePoint is Inconsiderate to Ladies
Agree!! It will be more considerable if used with AgilePoint for SharePoint. It has really simplified the biz processes and executions. Nice post, have got it and would like to read on a regular basis. Thanks
