Digital Divide: Gender John Webb Darlene Skaee Brittany Carriero

Research shows that Boys and Girls have the same amount of computer access…….. But use them for different reasons

Research shows that Boys and Girls have the same amount of computer access……..

But use them for different reasons

What is the gender divide Is there equal access? Is the gap Closing? How is the gap widening? Why do we treat the genders differently?

Is there equal access?

Is the gap Closing?

How is the gap widening?

Why do we treat the genders differently?

Article Summaries The Influence of Gender on Attitudes, Perceptions, and Uses of Technology Research Article Difference in feeling towards technologies Men Like it Women not their favorite Different ways to use technology Male - computer games Female - Email, online chatting My opinion

The Influence of Gender on Attitudes, Perceptions, and Uses of Technology

Research Article

Difference in feeling towards technologies

Men Like it

Women not their favorite

Different ways to use technology

Male - computer games

Female - Email, online chatting

My opinion

Summaries continued An evolving gender divide British technology survey Gender gap closing Data Found Cell phones used more by men Women had anxiety with internet use Men self-taught, Women assisted

An evolving gender divide

British technology survey

Gender gap closing

Data Found

Cell phones used more by men

Women had anxiety with internet use

Men self-taught, Women assisted

Summaries Gender, Educational, and Occupational Digital Gaps Gender divide within Education and Work Education gender differences steeer men and women towards different careers Men take more science and math classes in HS Men are more often Researchers Women more often Educators

Gender, Educational, and Occupational Digital Gaps

Gender divide within Education and Work

Education gender differences steeer men and women towards different careers

Men take more science and math classes in HS

Men are more often Researchers

Women more often Educators

What can be done Mentor program Scholarships for Women Stereotype Workshops Apply Gender Equity and learning environments Software that is directed to Female likes Assume no difference betweeen boys and girls Educating students about the gender gap

Mentor program

Scholarships for Women

Stereotype Workshops

Apply Gender Equity and learning environments

Software that is directed to Female likes

Assume no difference betweeen boys and girls

Educating students about the gender gap

Resources Clark, C, & Gorski, P (2002). Multicultural Education and the Digital Divide:Focus on Gender. Multicultural Perspectives. 4(1), 30-40. Connie D Bain, Margaret L Rice. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. Eugene: Winter 2006/2007. Vol. 39, Iss. 2; pg. 119, 14 pgs Cooper, J. (2006).The digital divide: The special case of gender. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.22, 320-334 Gorski, P (2001). Understanding the Digital Divide from a Multicultural Education Framework. Digital Divide & EdTech, Retrieved 11/03/2007, from http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/net/digdiv.html Laurence Habib, Tony Cornford. InformationTechnology& People. West Linn: 2002. Vol. 15, Iss. 2; pg. 159, 16 pgs Laurence Habib, Tony Cornford. InformationTechnology& People. West Linn: 2002. Vol. 15, Iss. 2; pg. 159, 16 pgs Liff, Sonia, & Shephard, Adrian (2004). An evolving gender digital divide?. Oxford Internet Institute. 2, 1-10. Raphael, Chad, Bachen, Christine, Lynn, Kathleen, M., Baldwin-Philippi, Jessica, & Mckee, Kristen, A. (2006). Portrayals of information and communication technology on World Wide Web sites for girls. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 11, 771-801. Rice, Ronald, E. (2004).A comparative perspective from US surveys. Oxford Internet Institute. No. 2.2, 13-15. Losh, S.C. (2004). Gender, Educational, and Occupational Digital Gaps. Social Science Computer Review, 22, Retrieved Movember 13, 2007, from http://www.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/2/152 http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects/gender-gap-in-education/page20.htm http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects/gender-gap-in-education/page23.htm

Clark, C, & Gorski, P (2002). Multicultural Education and the Digital Divide:Focus on Gender. Multicultural Perspectives. 4(1), 30-40.

Connie D Bain, Margaret L Rice. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. Eugene: Winter 2006/2007. Vol. 39, Iss. 2; pg. 119, 14 pgs

Cooper, J. (2006).The digital divide: The special case of gender. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.22, 320-334

Gorski, P (2001). Understanding the Digital Divide from a Multicultural Education Framework. Digital Divide & EdTech, Retrieved 11/03/2007, from http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/net/digdiv.html

Laurence Habib, Tony Cornford. InformationTechnology& People. West Linn: 2002. Vol. 15, Iss. 2; pg. 159, 16 pgs

Laurence Habib, Tony Cornford. InformationTechnology& People. West Linn: 2002. Vol. 15, Iss. 2; pg. 159, 16 pgs

Liff, Sonia, & Shephard, Adrian (2004). An evolving gender digital divide?. Oxford Internet Institute. 2, 1-10.

Raphael, Chad, Bachen, Christine, Lynn, Kathleen, M., Baldwin-Philippi, Jessica, & Mckee, Kristen, A. (2006). Portrayals of information and communication technology on World Wide Web sites for girls. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 11, 771-801.

Rice, Ronald, E. (2004).A comparative perspective from US surveys. Oxford Internet Institute. No. 2.2, 13-15.

Losh, S.C. (2004). Gender, Educational, and Occupational Digital Gaps. Social Science Computer Review, 22, Retrieved Movember 13, 2007, from http://www.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/2/152

http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects/gender-gap-in-education/page20.htm

http://cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects/gender-gap-in-education/page23.htm

ARE YOU GOING TO HELP WITH THE CHANGE?

ARE YOU GOING TO HELP WITH THE CHANGE?