Geeks are geeks (I say this fondly). Most people new to the net are not "tech savvy" geeks and aren't going to be inspired to learn any more about new technology than they need to; this isn't a specifically female phenomenon. Most of my friends, both male and female, use the internet for essentially the same things: sending email, reading news or entertainment sites, sending instant messages from work, looking for jobs, and buying stuff online. Sure, the guys download more porn & the women read more erotica, but that's about it.
I should also say that it's not that there aren't girl geeks, it's just that they aren't represented by chickclick, et al. It would be ridiculous to say look at all of the guys who read maxim online and say they're not interested in the backend technology and therefore young men as a group aren't into technology. Webgrrls is huge. And, of course, I'm not the only girl who reads slashdot.
Finally, I think at 28 I'm a bit out of chickclick's demographic, but I'd still rather read their stories than the latest summer swimsuit diet & "how to please your man in bed" crap!
i wonder if everything i do / i do instead / of something i want to do more / the question fills my head - ani difranco
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I should also say that it's not that there aren't girl geeks, it's just that they aren't represented by chickclick, et al. It would be ridiculous to say look at all of the guys who read maxim online and say they're not interested in the backend technology and therefore young men as a group aren't into technology. Webgrrls is huge. And, of course, I'm not the only girl who reads slashdot.
Finally, I think at 28 I'm a bit out of chickclick's demographic, but I'd still rather read their stories than the latest summer swimsuit diet & "how to please your man in bed" crap!
i wonder if everything i do / i do instead / of something i want to do more / the question fills my head - ani difranco