Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tina Fey Phenomenon?


When I first started teaching math I would often come across articles talking about the gender gap of achievement. Boys were suppose to be out performing girls in the classroom. I taught in a middle school and I found the opposite to be true. A similar technology gender gap has been researched. Newsweek took a look at the issue in their Revenge of the Nerdette article. The article takes a look at girls that are smart, good looking, and popular. They are succeeding in areas of math, science, and technology.

Not all woman are being well received in the tech world. It seems some woman bloggers are hitting a glass ceiling.

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