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On 18/01/2008, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I find it interesting that this discussion has come up. We're getting > a trainee broadcast engineer where I work, I was pleasantly surprised > to find out that the applicant who was offered the job was a young (I > think) lady from up north. IIRC we only have one other female > broadcast engineer in the entire company but two girls on the Helpdesk. That seems to be the norm. Parents and others (media, teachers, peers) encourage children to learn and behave different from a very early age - my daughter is a year old and already getting some different toys etc from what a boy of the same age would get. Luckily her dad is a graduate and we plan to ensure she is confident about and likes maths, science, etc. > Could it be worth some of the women in IT (or professions that have > typically been male dominated - plumbing, building etc) going to > secondary schools and giving talks and maybe encouraging more women > into these male dominated professions? http://www.cc4g.net/public/index.html Computer Clubs for girls - it's government funded, something to do with the Learning / Skills Council quango or whatever - I'm assuming there are related projects, but AFAICT there is nothing between that and the technology/engineering for girls groups aimed at university students (by which time female students are already a single digit percentage). A. -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html