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hebert@cs.uregina.ca wrote:
>There must be some sort of neuro-chemical reason why men have always been

>more interested in technology than women.  There are, today, many 
>hunter-gatherer cultures in which only the men use their most modern 
>technologies (ie - hunting weapons).  One can then speculate that men
have 
>always been more apt to the use of new technologies than women.

>I know that I am the one who likes to have the remote control, I'm the
one 
>who wants to drive, and I'm the one who likes to surf the net.  Hey, I'm 
male - it's a hormonal thing <grunt!>

I have never been one to buy into the hormonal/neuro-chemical reason for
gender role differences (or at least as the only reason for gender
differences).  I think this mostly has to do with societal influence
(girls don't "need" to know math so girls don't learn math) and individual
personality (there are enough exceptions to these generalizations in both
sexes to make anyone doubt their validity).  From my own experience, it's
true that my brother and father both like the remote control more than I
but I think this just means that their attention spans are shorter.  They
channel surf to the point where I have to leave the room or lose my mind. 
It doesn't have much to do with technology .  :)   As for driving - in
grad school I drove campus buses and rather enjoyed the experience.  I'm
also light years ahead of my brother in net surfing.  I think it's just a
personality thing.
Ciaoskies,
Sandy Bostian
bostians@aol.com