e likely to enroll in advanced computer science and computer design classes. In the Internet men are more likely to hold the prestigious and powerful technological positions. Chaika stated boys see computers as toys with boundless opportunities. Boys learn that computer are fun toys as they play one violent game after another. Chaika feels this supports the theory that the male fascination with technology is linked to their obsession with warfare. She feels girls are more likely to conceptualize computers as a tool, as a medium to accomplish a task. There are very few non-educational games on the market for girls to play. Perhaps this would be a field to pursue. What are educators to do? Educators, teachers, and administrators need to ensure that instructional strategies and curricular innovations benefit all the children. Rothenburg (1995) recommended support strategies for teachers as well as parents. We should be aware that girls receive conflicting messages about their worth and place in our culture from schools, television, and the movies. We can counter these messages by engaging in critical discussions of these ideas and by reading a viewing age-appropriate stories and biographies with strong female characters.Parents can take daughters into the workplace in their field of work and explain how the work contributes to the good of the community.Rothenburg suggests administrators develop, support, and enforce policies against gender-related harassment towards girls by students and teachers. They can take the lead in being sure that teachers and school programs offer equal opportunities to boys and girls in classrooms and 4extracurricular activities. A part of a school improvement effort would be to acknowledge the need to include a focus on the improvement of self-concept and achievement of girls. This improvement effort could guide girls as they grow older. Girls observations of women's roles in society contribute to their changing...
