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Girl bloggers rise in numbers, could help narrow tech gender divide

Girl bloggers rise in numbers, could help narrow tech gender divide

by Shannon Montgomery

Nice article that talks about women, girls & technology, and the importance of encouraging girls to engage with web 2.0 tools:

...blogs are also a good social networking tool and can be used to share emotions.

"I think what we're seeing is a technology that speaks to (teenage girls), and they're responding to it."

Such a trend could also signal a tipping point when it comes to the number of women involved in technology, says Maggie Fox, co-founder of Toronto Girl Geek Dinners, which aims to make technology interesting and accessible, especially to younger women.

"When you look at the kinds of things that the United Nations has recommended in the past in terms of closing the gender gap on technology careers and understanding, it's stuff like using the web to engage and educate and mentor young women on technology use," she says.

"And that's exactly what social media - things like blogs, MySpace, Facebook - are letting women do."

posted by Netwoman @ 12:17 PM