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Women Online

This section provides you with information about current trends in computing. Our selection of links gives you an insight over gender differences in respect of internet usage.

19.04.2005 · Research Group on the Global Future

"Gender in the Internet Age”. Introduction and various links to the theme.

"Why Girls Don’t Compute”, article from WiredNews.

Special issue of CMC on women and gender online.

Center for Women & Information Technology – University of Maryland. Wants to encourage more women to study computer or information technologies as well as to enable more women to become users.

Webgrrls – forum for women interested in new media and technology. Also provides network, job exchange and teaching. A German site is also available.

Community promoting information technology mentoring, Internet and computing skills training and cyber culture orientation mainly for girls about 6-18 years of age.