Promoting gender equity in the information technology classroom

Abstract

To make the most of the information age, you need to be male, speak English and live in
an industrialised country " (Holderness,1993,p.36). Though several years have passed
since this controversial statement was made, there is evidence that it remains true in many situations. It is our view that serious obstacles are still placed in the way of female students using computers, that can easily be removed by a teacher who is aware that they exist. In this article we raise a number of issues relating to gender equity in
the use of information technology in schools, and suggest a number of measures that teachers can take to reduce potential inequities in the information technology classroom.