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Where the Girls Aren't
Where the Girls Aren't
One camp says that girls see computers as a communications tool, and the best way to engage them is to exploit that and offer classes that stress using programs -- say, designing Web sites or online magazines -- over creating them. The other side says that such preferences exist only because no one has tried to expand girls' technological horizons.
Posted by rshah on January 12, 2003| Comments (0)
Gettin’ Jiggly Wit It
Gettin’ Jiggly Wit It
But this is more than tits and giggles — it’s serious business. Digital breasts that move like real ones were previously impossible to achieve. An enormous amount of modeling, programming, math, and physics underlie these new, um, developments. “I never imagined that I’d be using my expertise in this manner and consider myself very, very lucky,” says XXX programmer Nick Torkos. “Hopefully this will convince others to study math.”
Posted by rshah on January 09, 2003| Comments (0)
Strategies of INclusion: Gender and the Information Society
Strategies of INclusion: Gender and the Information Society
A European research project studing the change patterns of women use, access and creation of ICTs, focusing on public and private effort to educate, create products, and develop service relevent to women
Posted by rshah on October 18, 2002| Comments (0)
An E-Hurdle to Grad School
An E-Hurdle to Grad School
Unlike the pencil-and-paper format, where all test-takers receive the same set of questions, the computerized test presents each person with a different set of individually tailored questions. If you get a question right, the computer shows you a more difficult question. By favoring those who are more inclined to guessing, FairTest public education director Robert Schaeffer said the computerized format "favors brash, white males" over women and minorities.
Posted by rshah on August 15, 2002| Comments (0)
Researchers address gender gap in computing
Researchers address gender gap in computing
Margolis and Allan Fisher, co-authors of a new book titled Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing,'' will speak in Palo Alto tonight about their research on why women are sometimes reluctant to pursue computing careers, and what can be done to change this.`The men were motivated primarily by their interest in and enjoyment of technology; the women tended to be motivated by what it was good for, how it could be used to help people.''
Posted by rshah on January 29, 2002| Comments (0)
Gadget makers target women
Gadget makers target women
Companies like Panasonic have found that style is the number one priority for women, whereas men are more concerned with brand and what the thing does. "A lot of women want permission to buy the cute version of something," said Ms France. "It is something we have seen a lot in the teen market. If something is cool and it's a great colour, you're going to get it."
Posted by rshah on January 14, 2002| Comments (0)
IT: The Industry Without Women
IT: The Industry Without Women
More than 90 percent of the engineers who make Internet systems work are men. In the next four years, women will continue to be massively underrepresented in the networking field, despite a major shortage of skilled engineers in Europe that threatens to hamper the industry.
Posted by rshah on December 01, 2001| Comments (0)
More women are joining the ranks of hackers
More women are joining the ranks of hackers
Not only have hackers become friendlier and more law-abiding, they are also more frequently female. It used to be a boy thing, and now it's an everybody thing,'' said Alan Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute
Posted by rshah on October 10, 2001| Comments (0)
The Makers of a New Electronic Game Decided to Let Kids Do Their Marketing for Them
The Makers of a New Electronic Game Decided to Let Kids Do Their Marketing for Them
Why boys like action video games
Posted by rshah on August 05, 2001| Comments (0)
Women Hackers
Women Hackers
In fact, women who consider themselves hackers, as well as women like Ms. Flannery who just plain enjoy math and technology, have been part of the computer world for decades. Some are prominent for their accomplishments; all tend to stand out in their field just because they are women.
Posted by rshah on June 07, 2001| Comments (0)
Boobs and rubes
Boobs and rubes
The soft-porn fixation embarrassingly displayed at computer gaming's biggest convention, E3, is dooming the $6 billion industry to the nerd-geek ghetto.
Posted by rshah on May 22, 2001| Comments (0)
Boy, You Fight Like a Girl
Boy, You Fight Like a Girl
Online gamers seek escape in personas of the opposite sex but often encounter stereotypes.
Posted by rshah on May 22, 2001| Comments (0)
He-Mails, She-Mails: Where Sender Meets Gender
He-Mails, She-Mails: Where Sender Meets Gender
Communication researchers who study the e-mail behavior of men and women say they are finding real differences. In general, they say, women tend to use the electronic medium as an extension of the way they talk — lavishly and intimately, to connect with people and build rapport. Men, in both speech and text, incline toward a briefer, more utilitarian style, the researchers say — a style they variously term instrumental, functional or transactional.
Posted by rshah on May 17, 2001| Comments (0)
Can the media help turn geek into chic?
Can the media help turn geek into chic?
To join the two ideas in the public's mind, all-out media blitzes have begun in at least four countries, using Hollywood-style recruitment tactics to attract women in particular toward careers in technology. By revamping technology stereotypes, these groups hope to curb labor shortages that are in danger of crimping their countries' future business success.
Posted by rshah on May 02, 2001| Comments (0)
NOW Provides Shelter From Scorn
NOW Provides Shelter From Scorn
The National Organization for Women will offer Internet service provider accounts through its website. The site will only be accessible to people who sign up through the ISP. NOW is moving its message boards and chat rooms to the protected NOWworld site. (The ISP) came out of a desire to create a new space that was safe and welcoming, but also informative and inspiring.
Posted by rshah on April 16, 2001| Comments (0)
Gender Inequality on the Internet
Gender Inequality on the Internet
Discussion on Kuro5hin
Posted by rshah on March 02, 2001| Comments (0)
Game-Player's Life As a Woman
Game-Player's Life As a Woman
Still, I'd noticed people just plain react differently to female characters, even if they don't know who's on the other end.
Posted by rshah on January 23, 2001| Comments (0)
Young women not as confident in computer skills
Young women not as confident in computer skills
Young women entering college are much less confident of their computer skills than their male peers, despite nearly identical levels of experience, according to a study from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Posted by rshah on January 23, 2001| Comments (0)
Women such as Lara Croft in videogames
Women such as Lara Croft in videogames
Bombshells worthy of "Playboy" have been multiplying in videogames ever since the birth of the buxom Lara Croft. As Enes Memic reports, it's highly unlikely game makers will reverse this trend anytime soon
Posted by rshah on January 17, 2001| Comments (0)
See the Banned Fear Effect 2 Ad
See the Banned Fear Effect 2 Ad
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix for the PlayStation is all set to ruffle a few feathers, disturb a couple senators and send concerned parents into conniptions. One of the game's central themes is the, uh, relationship between the two main female protagonists, Rain and Hana, who like to romp around in skintight outfits with cleavage hanging out, change clothes at a prodigious pace, shoot stuff and occasionally find themselves in not-so-compromising positions.
Posted by rshah on January 17, 2001| Comments (0)
Who are you calling "sister"?
Who are you calling "sister"?
To break through the glass ceiling, women's online communities -- like Webgrrls and Digital Eve -- need to work together.
Posted by rshah on January 03, 2001| Comments (0)
History of Purple Moon, a company devoted to making interactive media for little girls
History of Purple Moon, a company devoted to making interactive media for little girls
Posted by rshah on December 08, 2000| Comments (0)
Sex and the Single Internet Ad
Sex and the Single Internet Ad
Well into the digital revolution, one thing hasn’t changed: Big-chested babes (and the occasional naked guy) remain a staple of advertising.
Posted by rshah on November 21, 2000| Comments (0)
Research on Women and Men Gamers
Research on Women and Men Gamers
See also Slashdot
Posted by rshah on November 14, 2000| Comments (0)
Systers - oldest electronic network for women
Systers - oldest electronic network for women
Posted by rshah on November 14, 2000| Comments (0)
GirlGeeks at Comdex
GirlGeeks at Comdex
Women techies are tired of their gender being relegated to cosmetic roles used to attract potential male clients, and this year they are doing something about it.
Posted by rshah on November 07, 2000| Comments (0)
Booth Babes
Booth Babes
How High Tech companies use T&A at trade shows
Posted by rshah on August 09, 2000| Comments (0)
Female videogame characters dressed like hookers
Female videogame characters dressed like hookers
Posted by rshah on July 10, 2000| Comments (0)
Ada Project
Ada Project
The Ada Project (TAP) - named in honor of Ada Lovelace - is a clearinghouse for information and resources related to women in computing.
Posted by rshah on July 05, 2000| Comments (0)
Monika Khushf Documentary Video
Monika Khushf Documentary Video
Effects of Silicon Valley work culture on women engineers
Posted by rshah on July 05, 2000| Comments (0)
Girls Don't Want to be Geeks
Girls Don't Want to be Geeks
Discussion on Slashdot
Posted by rshah on July 05, 2000| Comments (0)
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, AND SOMETIMES GIRLS, IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, AND SOMETIMES GIRLS, IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Reports
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Participation
Participation
Treatment at a annual computer conference
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Barbie
Barbie
How the Barbie computer has less educational software
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Articles and Research Papers
Articles and Research Papers
Lots of good papers on feminist issues in CMC and computing enerally.
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)
Software
Software
Parents Fuming Over Panty Raider - strip supermodels, see also Myvideogames.com
Posted by rshah on June 24, 2000| Comments (0)