document: Pool halls , chips , and war games : women in the culture of computing Computers are becoming ubiquitous in our society and they offer superb opportunities for people in jobs and everyday life . But there is a noticeable sex difference in use of computers among children . This article asks why computers are more attractive to boys than to girls and offers a cultural framework for explaining the apparent sex differences . Although the data are fragmentary , the world of computing seems to be more consistent with male adolescent culture than with feminine values and goals . Furthermore , both arcade and educational software is designed with boys in mind . These observations lead us to speculate that computing is neither inherently difficult nor uninteresting to girls , but rather that computer games and other software might have to be designed differently for girls . Programs to help teachers instill computer efficacy in all children also need to be developed
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extractive_keyphrases: women culture of computing sex difference children male adolescent culture educational software computer games teachers