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more about #technology FunkyJ: Women who spent time in the geeky room reported less interest in computer science than women who saw the neutral room. For male students, however, the... more » psychgirl1221: My freshmen year of college, the school cut their computer science program because only one person was enrolled in the program...it was a women's coll... more » hassibah: I swear I read about a study a couple of years ago that talked about how women, despite increasing enrollment numbers in science, comp sci, tech, and ... more » Byron33196: I think there may be a slightly different reason for girls leaving IT, which is not necessarily related to males overdominating the field. Years ago,... more » dergugelhupf is on team cake: Thanks for posting this. I always enjoy your posts so much! What drives me insane is the incessant barrage of misogyny, that ranges from subtle to gl... more » Erda: If it were merely that women were somehow intimidated by geeks (which, this being published in a geek magazine like Wired, seems like they're just fla... more » CraftyBroad: I find it irritating that computer science is equated with the gaming industry. The gaming industry is one facet of computer science, there are a who... more » ceejeemcbeegee is not here: I have tweeted and facebooked prayer requests for my dad: 1. as we were riding in the ambulance 2. at his bedside after a mild stroke 3. moments befor... more » Viva-La-Diva: Let the less confident women pursue more gender-traditional careers. I'll take my $160k salary and hang with the fanboys any day. more » bluejunk28001: I think it might help if early on, girls had "safe spaces" to learn about programming and engineering. I got into comic books through the late, great ... more » cylontoaster: Has anyone ever considered the possibility that the majority of girls simply do not like computer science? It takes a particular personality type, som... more » DutchessOfDork: I am a bit late for the party, but here goes. There was a year span where I last 3 friends, my Oma (grandma), an aunt and a father. The father death ... more » SmaženýSýr: It would help if we looked to other countries for inspiration. In Israel and the Czech Republic, for example, there are just far fewer gender issues a... more » LatoyaPeterson: Jezebel focuses on gender, hence my analysis, but I did want to point out that there are parallel dynamics at play in terms of race and class. I part... more » BytheSea: Is that angel saying "*headdesk*"? I don't think she caused anyone's death or that she doesn't care. But I do think if she responds to a death by get... more » pocketfullofcorbomite: This question comes up at least once a year on slashdot, ("Where are all the women in IT") and the comments always prove that there is still deep, ug... more » captainhaddock: Thanks for writing about this! I'm a couple semesters away from graduating from a great CS program, and this issue has been on my mind constantly the... more » Limeade: Thank you so much for posting this! This had many good points that should have a light shone on them. It isn't a 'girls prefer pink and aren't into ... more » L'Chaim!: This reminds me of my middle and high school years. I am a terrible math student, and have been since the 8th grade. It was the year I took algebra ... more » shellsbells: I work in games, have been for years starting with tiny little kids' titles and now on some of the best-selling 360 shooters. Until a month or so ago... more » -
#speakgeek
Star Trek & Girl Gamers: Exploring The Gender Gap In Computer Science
Is the "geeky" image of computer science turning women off to the field? A new scientific study thinks so - but are the forces creating the gender gap in technology really just the perception of comic books and video games? More » -
#compassionfail
Tragedy In 140 Characters: A Child Dies, People Are Horrible
As you've doubtless heard, a 2-year-old boy drowned. Half an hour later, his mother tweeted about it. Exactly one of these two things has strangers really angry: More » -
#modernlove
"I Am Fed Up With Feeling Like A Secondhand Citizen To Gadgets!"
"My boyfriend's an iPhone addict!" complains one letter-writer to Salon's Cary Tennis. Lady (or gent?): Join the club. [Salon] -
#ihate
Woman Vs. Machine: A
"About as hearty as a crystal goblet… Almost like an orchid, requiring all the right conditions (moderate temperature, low moisture) to thrive… A high-maintenance techno-girlfriend whose demands are inscrutable and impossible to meet." — Amanda Fortini on her iPhone. [Salon]LoveLoathe Story -
#gogadgetgo
My Netbook is Not So Pretty In Pink
After feeling painfully tech-obsolete after attending SXSWi, I finally upgraded to a new toy: a white Samsung netbook. It's cute. It's got a six hour battery. It fits in my purse. And it isn't pink. More » -
#schooldaze
Are Edupunks The Cure To The College Cost Crisis?
"'Edupunk,' [Jim Groom] tells me in the opening notes of his first email, 'is about the utter irresponsibility and lethargy of educational institutions and the means by which they are financially cannibalizing their own mission.'" More » -
#whatwomenwant
A Diamond Is Forever: Sony's New Cell For Women Doesn't Come In Pink
Sony Ericsson has finally figured out what women want in a cell phone! Its Jalou phone is shaped like a diamond and features a mirror, horoscope application, and pedometer to "see how far you have walked while out shopping." More » -
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#identifiers
Someday, Will We All Replace Our Real Names With Screen Names?
A woman from Manchester has become the first person to change her name to a web domain, reports the Independent. Claire Forshaw is now Princess-Rainbow.com. Is this what the future holds? More » -
#itcomesinpink
Memorex Launches Electronics Line By Women, For Morons
Memorex is launching an electronics line for women and ostensibly designed by women. The products are meant to be stylish and easy to use, like this pink, handbag-shaped ipod speaker. Did marketers learn nothing from the Della debacle? [London Times] -
#twitching
#Crafts
Check out these meta twitter cross-stitch samplers from Julie Zidel, who, subversively, manages to stretch 140 characters into (one imagines) several hours of hard labor. [MediaBistro] -
#lolcats
This Cat Has Way More Twitter Followers Than You
Sockington, a former stray of Massachusetts, has more than 500,000 followers on Twitter, despite writing in intelligible English. [Sun] -
#hallmarkmoments
Need To Tell A Bride to Diet? A Partner You Have Syphilis? Try A CDC E-Card!
The Centers For Disease Control's attempt to utilize late '90s technology to spread health information is probably well intentioned, but all they taught us is that the folks who work there are passive-aggressive busybodies. More » -
#technology
Comment Notification, If You Really, Really Want It
If you want to know if and when someone has replied to your comment, Lifehacker has a way. Warning: It's involved. [Lifehacker] -
#dicedicerevolution
Poet, Writer, Anarchist Brings Recipes To Twitter; Parodist-Stalker Brings The Pain
Twitter is rocking the food world to its very core. More » -
#mumstheword
The Horror: Moms Now Addicted To Facebook
Why are we so freaked out by moms social networking? Besides, you know, that one photo. More » -
#technology
iObjectify
If the iGirl iPhone app wasn't gross enough for you, (tag line: "she obeys") here is the "Cute Asian Girls" app, which sends out new photos everyday "for your viewing pleasure." [Racialicious & Shakesville] -
#technorati
The Tyranny Of Voicemail, Overthrown
Because we aren't quite neurotic enough: meet the "voicemail phobics." More » -
#omgkids2day
The Great Texting Debate
Sunday's Washington Post featured the story of 15-year-old Julie Zingeser, who managed to send 6,473 text messages in one month. Writer Donna St. George asks: is texting a new addiction plaguing the youth of America? More » -
#ofmiceandmen
Is The Internet Making You More Girly?
A Washington Post article claims not only that men and women use the Internet differently, but that Internet use may magnify sex differences. More »
