I just bought and read the book 'Does Jane Compute?'
It discusses whether children are gender-biased in their use
of computers, whether girls (and boys) 'turn off' computers and
at what age, and what can be done about it.
It concludes that there is a tendancy for girls, around the
early teenage years, to stop using computers by choice. They
continue to use them for specific tasks, but stop experimenting
and playing.
Being (a) a book and (b) a couple of years old now, the
information is out of date.
Do people think this is still the case - current information
only please! but anecdotal is fine - and do people have any
suggestions?
As the book points out, the problem isn't just 'a shortage of
female computer programmers'. The problem is that these girls
will leave school and suddenly discover that 75% or more of
the available jobs require them to be comfortable around
computers.
Jenn V.
--
"We're repairing the coolant loop of a nuclear fusion reactor.
This is women's work!"
Helix, Freefall. http://www.purrsia.com/freefall/
Jenn Vesperman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.simegen.com/~jenn
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