<div dir="ltr"><h1><p style="margin:12pt 0cm 2.25pt;line-height:16.8pt"><a name="7"></a><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AmateurRadioNews/~3/OhVIsBhXxMI/gender_imbalance_in_ham_radio.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153);text-decoration:none">Gender imbalance in ham
radio</span></b></a> </p></h1><p> An astrophysicist writes on Reddit about why she will no longer use the patronising and condescending term YL <br><br> In a thought provoking article <strong>Yvette Cendes KB3HTS</strong> highlights the serious gender imbalance in amateur radio. She notes fewer than 15% of US hams are women and says: <em>Ham radio is not terribly good at making women feel like they belong in the field", "I have long ago lost count how many patronizing comments I got in QSOs and "creepy old guy" comments.</em><br><br> Regarding the century-old term "YL" Yvette says: <em>being called a YL is starting to feel really patronizing and condescending to me, in a way related to calling a grown man "boy."</em><br><br> You can read her article at <br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/3zqkb1/on_gender_imbalances_in_ham_radio_and_why_i_will/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/3zqkb1/<br> on_gender_imbalances_in_ham_radio_and_why_i_will/</a></p></div>