The Internet and computer games reinforce the gender gap Boys are more adept with technology because they spend more time playing video games than girls do, psychologists said. Women talk about using it to create, men talk about the power it gives them.
Women ask technology for flexibility, men ask it for speed.
Women talk about using it to share ideas, men talk about the autonomy it grants them. These differences are reinforced by the Internet, computer software and games, which are typically targeted at traditional male interests, such as action-related sports, games and computer programming. In comparison, few Internet or computer games or software programs target girls, except Barbie Fashion Design, a program that allows girls to create outfits, jewelry and hairstyles for Barbie. Video games are children's gateways to computers. And ultimately this has ramifications for the kinds of careers people choose.