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Well, what i think that the younger generations are automatically drawn towards computers and therefore become a "geek" not matter if it's a boy or a girl.

The Brighton Girl Geeks are a community focused on women with an interest in technology.

We usually have informal gatherings over dinner and a presentation. Though sometimes also meet up for lunches, coffees and just plain socials.

The main rule is that guys are welcome as long as they are invited by a girl .
For those going to dConstruct there will be a Girl Geek Picnic at lunch time.

It’s a great chance to meet other girl geeks from Brighton and beyond.

We’ve set up a wiki for you to stick your name down if you are planning to go.

We’ve also got a discount code for attending dConstruct if you haven’t bought your ticket yet. Please email rosie[at]schux.com for details.

Hopefully see you there!

And then they decorate it with an image of a girl at her laptop with a devilish tail. But instead of asking one of the girls they interviewed to make the artwork, they ask Adam Strange to do the art for the article:So when they interview people like Doc Searls, Loic Le Meur or David Weinberger, all of whom are very smart about tech, those articles are in the tech section or business, but when they talk to girls, who for the record, are far more technical in this article than these three tech experts, girls are put in Fashion. I've never seen coverage with Doc or David or Loic in fashion. Maybe they should be there depending, but they aren't put there by the editors that I know of....

This is not about David or Loic or Doc (all extremely supportive of women in tech, btw), and certainly they don't choose the section the paper puts them in, but rather the way the editors and writers at the NYTimes see them, verses the girl geeks in this article.

My point is that the NYTimes puts men who talk tech and trends or social impact in tech/biz, and women who code web art / pages in fashion.

Can you tell I'm pissed? WTF?

However, the number of women in tech isn't great (Which is why we need more articles in the Tech section about this people!)

The article says that less "...than 15 percent of students who took the AP computer science exam in 2006, and there was a 70 percent decline in the number of incoming undergraduate women choosing to major in computer science from 2000 to 2005, according to the National Center for Women & Information Technology."

Being more technologically capable is now much more common and in place than it was a decade ago. I think its a great idea to show her daughters the tech side of things and let them choose what patch they want to take with their lives. Thats what being a parent is all about.

I don't think there is "status" or "mindset" different between girl or boys or even between men and women. This is 21st century and it is an information age. Nowadays we have lots more girls millionaire.

I think we need to define 'geek'. Computers aren't an enthusiast thing any more, and haven't been for many years. Being able to check your email, use Facebook, and maybe run a blog doesn't mean that you're a geek, at least not in my opinion.

I think that everyone should be able to use a computer to do basic stuff, and that shouldn't be considered special, unusual, or geeky. If someone wants to go further than that, then of course that should be encouraged, but I hate reading that more kids are becoming geeks when really all they're doing is using Facebook and Blogger.

As for bringing up a geek, I think the best thing to do is just leave all the choices open and let the child decide what they want to do. If they want to learn about hardware, networks, or programming, support them. If they don't, it's no big deal. I don't have a child, but if I did, I'd rather they became a brilliant Landscape Gardener (if that's what they wanted to do), rather than a mediocre Programmer because that's what they felt they had to become.