The general opinion is that more boys are taking computer related subjects than girls. This is reflected in the real world. For example at my school, Abbeyfields School there is one AS ICT class. In that class there is 4 girls and 10 boys. This information is shown as a pie chart below.
But it is not only in Northampton where this is the case. From information provided by a family member she told me of the boy to girl ratio in her GCSE ICT class in central London. And the findings where the same. In her class there were 24 boys and only 6 girls. Again below is a pie chart to show these results.
So after seeing these results in two schools in two different parts of the country I began to think. What effect would this have on the girls later on in life and how this will affect society as a whole. Firstly, as jobs are now becoming more integrated with the use of computers these girls are being put a disadvantage. This intern will affect their chances of getting these jobs. This will also have a affect on the wider society. By having a belief that girls don’t partake in ICT lessons, will mean that it is a cycle in which few girls go into jobs that use this technology.
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