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The Impact of Technology on the Lives of Women and Girls
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- Slide 1:The Impact of Technology on the
Lives of Women and Girls
Presented by Shireen Mitchell
Executive Officer, Digital Sisters
- Slide 2:Unequal Learning Field
\"It used to be that no one entered
college with any knowledge of
computers so everyone was on
an equal footing. Now boys have
more hands-on experience and
women know it.\" - Ellen Spertus
- Slide 3:Digital Sisters who are they?
Executive Director
New York City Projects
School, Arcades and Fights
Home game and commodore 64
College and the “Techie” Click
The World of Work and Careers
Today: Nonprofit focusing on the
issues for women and girls in media
and technology.
- Slide 4:Technology Literacy Wows
The first “computers” were mostly
women!
Great technology designers were
artists including musicians.
The “bug” in the computer (moth)
The Internet, GPS, PDA’s, v