http://www.on-safari.net/journey/2009/05/21/techphobia-and-women Learning things the hard way Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.on-safari.net/journey/2009/05/21/techphobia-and-women/comment-page-1#comment-2089 Savannah Fri, 22 May 2009 22:09:05 +0000 http://www.on-safari.net/journey/?p=220#comment-2089 I sure hope it catches on. Seeing that some of the Gen Y folks and younger don't like computers out of some warped sense that it was hard sent me into flashbacks of that terrible talking Barbie. You know, the one that said "Math is Hard!" Way to go, encouraging girls to hate math/science because they "should." Man, did that ever rub me the wrong way. I sure hope it catches on. Seeing that some of the Gen Y folks and younger don’t like computers out of some warped sense that it was hard sent me into flashbacks of that terrible talking Barbie. You know, the one that said “Math is Hard!” Way to go, encouraging girls to hate math/science because they “should.” Man, did that ever rub me the wrong way.

]]> http://www.on-safari.net/journey/2009/05/21/techphobia-and-women/comment-page-1#comment-2088 wyliekat Fri, 22 May 2009 15:15:36 +0000 http://www.on-safari.net/journey/?p=220#comment-2088 I think that's why the blogging women of the world are so key - they make it accessible (or at least, make it look accessible). I've had great help from a great many techie women over the years, and I do like the idea of paying it forward. I think that’s why the blogging women of the world are so key – they make it accessible (or at least, make it look accessible). I’ve had great help from a great many techie women over the years, and I do like the idea of paying it forward.

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