Looking around at the ACP Swapmeet, and Comdex tells the same story. Women it seems are not as interested as men about computers. Some years ago teenagers flocked to chat rooms on BBS and telephone lines as being a cool way to meet others. Women now are finding Internet chat rooms, and websites directed solely towards them. The sheer number of sites that I found shows the explosive informational power behind the Internet.
Women can find information for everything from beauty tips to business advice.
For a in-depth writing on this women in computers check out an article from the Sacramento Bee. An Interactive Publishing Alert's 1995 Survey of Women Online, provides an in-depth look at why women go online, what women do online and what keeps them away. Shopping ranks dead last. The biggest barriers to women going online are time and money. Women who use online services tend to log on frequently and are willing to pay for it.