Geeky girls online

Illuminating article on the BBC website on women in technology. Girl Geek Dinners is now an international not-for-profit network of women with a personal or professional interest in technology. Groups meet regularly to listen to female speakers – men can attend only if they’re accompanies by a girl geek.

We’re not talking feminism here though; in the US projects include donating laptops to women in need and repairing old laptops to give to women returning to education. The general aim is to provide support and encouragement to those who need it – including older women who are keen to get to grips with new technologies and become silver surfers.

It’s an interesting read….