Blessings,
I find this topic a very interesting one, but I also find that many
organizations do not want to discuss this topic. I would like to dialogue
on
why this issue is so taboo. I find many people wondering if there should be
something different for girls in technology. But I also find that many
people don't even notice the girls, as Ms. Brunner indicated in her opening
statement.
I have been working to develop a list of technology centers in the District
to establish resources for young girls in their area but when I ask about
gender equity in the curricula they are offended and ask why should I focus
on just girls. I would like to talk about ways to break this barrier to
open
the opportunities for discussion to these centers. I have yet to find a
center that even acknowledge gender equity but will also say we don't have
many girls in our program.
I also find it interesting that I have not seen too much dialogue on the
list about this subject either.
Shireen Mitchell
Director - Digital Sisters, Inc.
director@digital-sistas.org
www.digital-sistas.org
"Technology with Women in Mind"
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