Technology functions with a particular agenda, whether or not it is intentional or not. It is important to note that gender and technology are not an isolated issue, but additional outside contributing social, historical and economic factors affect the issue. The concept of technology is subject to historical changes that occur. In other words it is the computer memory that processes data, or the software that helps individuals provide the technology with instructions to make use of the hardware.
Electronic mail is an example of technology.
The hardware is the computer itself and all of the necessary and everything that is necessary to transmit the information. The software portion email, would be the program, or the instructions. Gender is a topic which is often left out of technological history. Are there any women in the history of technology, and if so where are they hiding. Although they may not literally be hiding, they are somewhat lost in the male inventor's world.