Whose prerogative?

Coldicote | 08:17 Mon 11th Oct 2010 | Computers

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I am under the impression that in many households the use of a computer is the prerogative of the male and women tend to shy away and let them get on with it. Why is this and shouldn't women be encouraged to use computers? Is it purely a matter of technology and not wanting to be bothered or is there some other reason?

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mike11111

Women and technology are not a good mix, rather like men and housework.

ummmm

pmsl....yeah right.

Who is in charge? Women...!!! He goes on the computer when, and only when, I have finished.

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rojash

"I am under the impression that in many households the use of a computer is the prerogative of the male"

But where do you get this impression?

I would estimate that the breakdown in household that I know the breakdown is nearer to:
35% Male is prime user
35% Female is prime user
30% They have at least one computer each.

bella46

I think you may have forgotton that there is quite a large percentage of households that are women only

boxtops

Sorry coldicote, your perception is a load of rubbish. We have a computer which we share equally, we both use them at work, we both have laptops as well as the shared PC. Your premise might have been true years back, when only men were techies, but it's far from true these days. Who does the on-line shopping and the eBaying and the spreadsheets for the household budget and keeps in touch with folk by email... the female of the species, defo. OH uses it for work.

Coldicote

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I don't mind being told my perception is a 'load of rubbish', but I know men who say their wives leave the computer work to them, because they regard it as an unnecessary complication to have to learn how to use it! I sometimes suspect the men are being over-possessive!

Answerprancer

Western-world social conditioning maybe:- some folks still have it deeply rooted that practical technology is the domain of the male.
It could also be to do with left/right brain reasoning - from my understanding there are gender differences in this area.

mike11111

Don't like your Avatar, AP, looks rather sinister. Please go back to the young boy with the impossibly red hair.

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