When Lanius asked who would like to see the late Latina singer Selena 's home page, most of the remaining girls came up, subsequently exploring other sites as well. They enjoy what they can do with the Internet, such as chat rooms, word processing, and research for school projects. But technology in itself doesn't appeal to girls. For example, Webgrrls and Lanius' GirlTECH are going out into the community to educate parents, teachers, and professionals about the need to pique girls' interest in technology. Lanius is skeptical of using video games to entice girls into technology, however.
Male students tend to see the computer as a toy rather than a tool.
At the forefront of this effort are Girl Games' monthly online newsletter about women's history, current events, and girls' issues, and Club Girl Tech , which combines attitude, fun graphics, and pro-women articles. Given these and similar programs, maybe society can get beyond pink is for girls and computers are for boys.