I just looked at the last entry to The Gray Gamers. Gulp.
We’ve had a run of nice weather since the end of May that is extremely rare for this region. A bit of rain at night, a very occasional shower, some snow, but overall it’s been awesome out.
While I like my games and my computer, I like being outside even better.
There is an interesting article by Chris O’Brien in The San Jose Mercury about a survey of teenagers and the considering of possible careers in computer science. The article is well written but not much has changed. The gender gap in the computer industry continues.
According to a study released last week, there remains a depressingly large gap between the way teenage girls and boys view computers and careers in computer science.
The study was conducted by the Association for Computing Machinery, a respected science and education nonprofit, through a grant from the National Science Foundation. In a nationwide survey of college-bound high school students ages 13 to 17, the study found that 45 percent of boys thought majoring in computer science would be “very good,” compared with 10 percent of girls.
When asked about a possible career in computer science or software design, the study found a similar gap, with 38 percent of boys rating it “very good” compared with 9 percent of girls. There were also big disparities when asking about various technical tasks, with boys consistently saying they were more comfortable than girls doing things like learning a new software program, setting up a wireless network or even editing music or video on a computer.
A mentoring program for girls can be found at WomenGamers.
