In fact, many scoff at the thought of diddling around in the technology world, which they say is a waste of intelligence. And, I d rather interact with people. But they don t seem to want them. We ve heard about the perception of techno-nerds for 20 years, and it hasn t changed. Boys, as expected, scored low with the girls, too.
Guys are most interested in taking things apart.
It s part of their nature to do more electrical stuff. They like to brag, says one Baltimore high school student. But hold on, says Leslie Ellis, former editor of Multichannel News Broadband Week section and a senior analyst for Paul Kagan Associates. She likes to disassemble things, too a trait that led her into a technology-related career. I m a naturally curious person and want to know how things work.