The Gender Gap

Is there a title IX technology provision? In all seriousness, we have a growing need for technology and seem to be growing in a lopsided fashion. Sure girls use technology, but they’re not the ones creating it. After reading the article it was interesting to see that it’s not necessarily that they have an aversion to technology, but how its being used. Which I guess makes sense due to the more social nature (dare I say) that women seem to have. This might be why men are more than happy to alone in their “cave” doing their own thing, and women would rather participate in a group activity. Most young girls are less apt to sit around for hours tinkering with something by themselves. It’s the same reason why there are no pink Legos (or maybe there are some nowadays).

So the keys are socialization and communication. The tricky part is creating ways of infusing these traits within the use of technology. The physical environment matters more to the girl than the boy. This doesn’t seem that shocking since we all have seen the difference between a boys and girls bedroom/dorm room. And the fact that they like communication is no surprise either seeing the extraordinary popularity of IMing and texting with girls. Not to say that guys don’t, but if you want to learn how to type-talk with four or more people at a time, ask a twelve year old. We should be using their interests to our (education's) advantage.