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From: Jim@jibbering.com (Jim)
Subject: Re: Partners Wanted
Date: 1999/07/12
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On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:01:10 +0100, Sunil Rao <sunil.rao@ic.ac.uk>
wrote:

>Roedy Green wrote:
>> Back in my university days, the distribution of men and women in the
>> computer field was much more equal than today.  What happened?  Why
>> did computers become an almost exclusively male preserve?
>
>Ever since young socially inept boys discovered the magic of
>microcomputers and videogame consoles and chose to spend their days
>playing with their newfangled toys. The number of geeky males far
>exceeds the corresponding number in females, and it is probably best to
>take this discussion to a sociology newsgroup.

But UK stats show young girls are more likely to be online than young
men (under 18's.)  so that falls down, course it's too late for those
of older, we're all stuck as geeky males.

Jim.