The Gadgets Page

I find it strange that this would make a headline at Yahoo! News. It’s amazing! Women like gadgets?! This is something I’ve known about for a long time.

• Study: Women like tech toys more than shoes – Yahoo! News

If given the choice, I would definitely choose a new iPod over a little black dress and a cool cell-phone over designer shoes. A cell-phone isn’t going to give me pain if I use it for more than two hours.

“TRU for Oxygen surveyed 1,400 women and 700 men 15 to 49 years old to compare tech attitudes among the sexes.”

“In the Oxygen survey, 59% of women agreed with the statement ‘Women are much more tech savvy than they give themselves credit for.’ Among the men, just 38% agreed.”

“More than three out of four women said they’d choose the TV over a diamond solitaire necklace. Women preferred a top-of-the-line cellphone to designer shoes by a similar margin. And a little white iPod narrowly trumped a little black dress.”

I’m glad that so many women answered positively on the phrase, “most of the time people rely on me for technology help.” I was always the girl that people came to when the computer wouldn’t print or the copier was jammed. I like to see more girls who aren’t scared of figuring out what’s going wrong with the gadgets in the office.

Next time you’re thinking that you just can’t figure out all this technology stuff, stop yourself. We are ALL smart enough to figure this stuff out. Don’t let a gadget intimidate you, no matter who you are.