question:
Electives such as electronics, automative and horticulture should be equally accessible to male and female students. However, it is noticable that large numbers of girls have less interest in these subjects. girls are narrowing gender gap in science and math, but not in technology.
we are required to adress the genderissue in technology education.you need to discuss the following:
1)what evidence is there that a technology gender gap and gender bias exist?
2) why are girls in there adolescent years losing interest in technology?
3)what are the differnce and similarities between how males and females perceive and use technology?
4)what technologies are out there?for whom are they intended?
5)is engineering and technology a subject for both genders?
6)what roles to parents, educators, and manufactures have in encouraging technology use along females?
No. 1 — February 10th, 2010 at 8:40 am
1. look at what toys kids are brought up with. . boys, radio control cars, transformers, Lego’s. . . / girls, dolls, tea party’s, stuffed animals. . .
2. they mostly have mp3 players and that’s about it boys will play computer games and want to take stuff apart put it back together. . .
3. girls like technology to be there and it works, boys want technology and want to know how it works. . .
4. technology is out there for everyone. . . but it is up to the person in what and how it is used
5. yes there are boys who would want nothing to do with it because they just can’t hack it or don’t want to, girls are just as capable as boys just they have there interests else where. . . interior design, cosmetology, home economics
6. Goes back to #1. . . and what is socially acceptable
*my answer may seen bias towards boy being more into technology but it is just what I see from the outside looking in