"In the past, since we concentrate so much on developers and as you know, there are not a lot of women developers we haven't really gone in that direction," Todd said. "I think it's going to be something that will be really quite interesting for us to look at."
But don't expect "Excel for Women" any time soon. Beckwith and Burnett point out that there are male computer users whose learning styles and problem-solving skills have more in common with the typical female user, and vice versa.
As Burnett said, "We're not advocating a pink version of blue version of software, because that wouldn't fit anybody."
On the Net:
Beckwith's dissertation: http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/library/?call2007-22
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