Most importantly, this gives them confidence and a license to exist. Girls who are so empowered are less likely to experience domestic violence and other spousal abuse, Muir says. They also will pass on those feelings of self-assurance to their daughters. It makes a phenomenal difference. We don't know what contributions these women might someday make to our society.
Many people see the advancement of women's role in technology as inevitable.
Jean Brassard, a technical writer and information developer for IEX in Richardson, says about 80 percent of her co-workers are men, but she doubts the gender imbalance will last much longer. In my opinion, the best way to do that is to have women directly involved. Women also have qualities that naturally lend themselves to technology fields, she says. I would never make that generalization in regard to specific people, but morphologically speaking, women's brains are better wired to multi-task, as well as process complex emotions that might be associated with problems at work. Courtney Shore, vice president of brand ventures for the Internet solutions firm Rare Medium, agrees that the age of technology presents ideal opportunities for women.