Teachers working with high-school students using technology observe that, in general, girls don't seem to be as intrigued by computers as boys are. GirlTECH, a teacher training program sponsored by the Center for Research on Parallel Computation headquartered at Rice University , addresses this problem. We must find a way to include girls in computing, without excluding boys at the same time. Below are a few tips that we have learned on getting girls interested in computers. To the Top Ten Tips on Getting Girls Interested in Computers 1.
Girls like to join clubs and take classes with their friends.
A lone girl, who likes computers, is unlikely to join a computer club by herself. So if you sponsor a computer club, or teach computer science, invite girls to join clubs or classes as a group. Check out computing magazines - almost all of the photographs are of men. To offset this, when you invite speakers to classes or clubs, make sure you include women. Share information about women who are leaders in the field.