According to the article “Technology”, just because computers have a lot to do with math and science people just assumed that guys would be the only ones who could work with computers, computers were considered a boy’s “field of study”. They also assumed that the only reason girls would use computers would be to enter data into spreadsheets or for other records. With today 's advancement in technology just about everybody needs to keep up with the times and know how to work with all these different machines and computers. This helped girls to get into the computer world and to finally get some recognition that they can be just as good as boys in the technology field. Now girls spend more time on the Internet than guys do. According to the article “Survey of Children 2012-2013”, girls do spend more time on the Internet than boys do. Almost 50% of girls aged 16-18 spend more than 3 hours on the computer every day (“Survey of Children” para. 1). However, boys still leave high school with a greater knowledge and interest in computers than girls do (“Technology” sec.
According to the article “Technology”, just because computers have a lot to do with math and science people just assumed that guys would be the only ones who could work with computers, computers were considered a boy’s “field of study”. They also assumed that the only reason girls would use computers would be to enter data into spreadsheets or for other records. With today 's advancement in technology just about everybody needs to keep up with the times and know how to work with all these different machines and computers. This helped girls to get into the computer world and to finally get some recognition that they can be just as good as boys in the technology field. Now girls spend more time on the Internet than guys do. According to the article “Survey of Children 2012-2013”, girls do spend more time on the Internet than boys do. Almost 50% of girls aged 16-18 spend more than 3 hours on the computer every day (“Survey of Children” para. 1). However, boys still leave high school with a greater knowledge and interest in computers than girls do (“Technology” sec.