Jon Johanning queries: >Query: are "all-girl" rock bands discriminatory? Should they be prosecuted >under anti-discrimination laws? If not, what makes them different from the >orchestra under consideration here, except size? Surely this is devil's advocacy at work. Perhaps -if- the band holds blind auditions with professional critics or judges, -and- the position is a paying one, -and- no males were considered for the position at all or you could prove you (the auditionee) were passed over for a less-qualified female due to gender discrimination, you might have a case. Should the VPO admit women? Yup, if they're good. Should women be allowed to play baseball? Yup, if they can make the cut. Should the WPO admit men? Yup, if they're good. They could still emphasize neglected women composers, etc etc. There's nothing wrong with having a cause, mission statement, or what-have-you. Dogma will get you nowhere. Bob K.