Archive | August, 2007

IBM’s Technology Camp for Teen Girls – Reinforcing Stereotypes?

IBM Camp apparently has a camp which tries to get teen girls interested in technology. That’s great – it really is. But their approach seems something like “hey, let’s get women to learn about computers by showing them how to look up recipes!” The article scares me. Here’s a few snippets: Look! Pretty pink flowers! [...]

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Sexual Harrassment: Online & Otherwise

The greater the feeling of anonymity the more likely it is that people will behave inappropriately. This holds up both online and in real life. An article on Shiny Shiny got me thinking about this. A quick quote: I raised my hand and (desperately not to scream) explained that there is actually a huge issue [...]

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