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The Impact of Technology on the Lives of Women and Girls

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  1. Slide 1:The Impact of Technology on the Lives of Women and Girls Presented by Shireen Mitchell Executive Officer, Digital Sisters
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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