Where are all theWhere are all the

Geek Girls?Geek Girls?

Computer charity in search of elusive female tech volunteers. Experience troubleshooting hardware , software and working with Linux, Windows and Mac are a plus. Sense of humor is required.

“Don't touch that please, your

primitive intellect wouldn't understand

alloys and compositions and

things with... molecular

structures.”Bruce Campbell as Ash in Army of

Darkness

Be a role model,..volunteer!Computers for Charity

252 South Main StreetBowling Green, Ohio 43402

computersforcharity@gmail.com

http://computersforcharity.webs.com

Girls would rather play with dolls than computers.

The only computer games that appeal to girls are games like Cake Mania,

Girls aren’t interested in things like science, math, or computers.

The only reason a girl would ever involve herself in any kind of nerdy activity is to impress men.

Girls would rather play dress up than deal with the complexities of code.

Comic-Con and Cthulhu are for boys only.

"Math is hard!"

Think again guys!

There are nearly 3.4 million computer science jobs in our country, and that number is expected to grow by 22 percent through 2018, according to the latest edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook

Women represent nearly half the workers in the U.S. — 46.6 percent. However, they hold only 27 percent of computer-related jobs, according to a study by the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

Women in leadership positions within IT are a scarce commodity, comprising 15 percent or fewer of board members and executive officers at the top 100 Fortune 500 IT companies.

The median annual salary for computer science jobs is $75,800. Compare that to $33,600, the median annual salary for all workers. So the jobs are there for the taking, for the qualified woman.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Girls are getting a distorted view of the intellectual power of what the computer can do. It doesn't have to do with the computer. It has to do with the cultural image of the computer. At computers for Charity we value the diversity that our Geek Girl peers bring to the table. Let your inner geek out and join us in our mission of bridging the digital divide by refurbishing computers for charitable causes. Who knows, your contribution may inspire another young woman to pursue an education or career in computer technology.

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Haven’t we overcome the technology gender gap?

After all, Women control more than 83 percent of all consumer purchases, including 66 percent of home computers, and they outpace men when it comes to buying consumer electronics.

The fact is, although teenage girls are now using computers and the internet at rates similar to their male peers, they are five times less likely to consider a technology-related career or plan on taking post-secondary technology classes. Girls represent only 17 percent of Computer Science AP test takers. They make up only 27 percent of information-technology professionals, and receive fewer than 28 percent of computer science degrees -- a number that has actually plummeted from 36 percent.

Young Women have misconceptions of the types of careers that computer fluency would lead to, clinging to stereotypes of antisocial code-crunching programmers. Nearly 1000 students at the University of Akron were surveyed, and it was discovered that females hold a more negative attitude towards computers than males. Another study assessed the computer-related attitude of over 300 students in the University of Wyoming and obtained similar results.