ABSTRACT
Computer technology has permeated all aspects of contemporary life. Understanding educational and career choices of women requires an understanding of technology and how it was developed. Design of this technology was and is rooted in the overwhelmingly male fields of math and science. Information-age technology is mediated by communication. The differences in educational choices between males and females begin as early as elementary school. The awarding of degrees in computer and information sciences is overwhelmingly to men and the awarding of degrees in business and office technology is overwhelmingly to women. The effects of computer technology on careers is different because of the clustering of the sexes in different career categories. The communication design of the computer information age interacts with career clusters to enhance traditional sex differences in the power structures involving educational and career choices.
