Geek Mystique

January 19 97 / Bits / Geek Mystique

Geekette Power

Although the computer technology realm has more than its fair share of men, women may be geekier than you think. According to a survey of women who live in a household that has either bought a PC in the past two years or is planning to buy one in the next 18 months, 66 percent had significant input and 21 percent had some input in computer-related purchases at home. The survey, performed by the research company IntelliQuest, questioned 1500 randomly selected women (ages 18 to 55) in the U.S.

Almost half (48 percent) said joint household funds were used, while 24 percent said they personally paid for the PC.
Of those surveyed, 69 percent agreed somewhat or strongly with the statement that they feel good about themselves when using complicated technology. And 68 percent said they would hate to be without their PC.
Women don't feel like they are getting an equal shake from salespeople: 51 percent agreed that women receive less respectful treatment from sales persons than men do.

Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it is theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.

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