Addressing the technology gap between boys and girls, this issue of the Women's Equity Resource Center Digest shares relevant research, perspectives, and resources. Articles include discussions of girls' ambivalence to technology and ways to attract girls to computers and IT careers.

 Software Resources for Girls "Software for girls? Why do girls need anything different?" Ever heard this comment before? It turns out that there are lots of good reasons, ranging from the fact that girls make up half the population, to studies that show girls' computer usage dropping off at the age where many software programs' main characters change from androgynous animals to mortal combat seeking, intergalactic space blasters.