But it also notes a puzzling drop in enrollment by both sexes. A competitive nation cannot allow girls to write off technology as an exclusively male domain. Cortina believes a lot of girls suffer similar anxieties when first confronted with the complexities of computers and other technology. It's been touted primarily as a man's field. It's the whole math, science, technology thing goes together with the left brain, and that's for men.
Women can sit and write the poetry and men can put it on the computer.
I think that's the general stereotype. AAUW director Janice Weinman says there are subtle messages for girls interested in computers, such as video games with violent and sports themes aimed at boys. The study said boys tend to take more challenging roles, such as computer programming and problem solving. Other studies confirm the technology gap. Since the association began in 1978, more than 2,500 chapters have been established in 45 states.