I was like WHAT?? When I read "you only have to look at all the women tinkering with their PDAs all day walking up and down the street." Are you serious??? There is a MAJOR difference between a USER (what you described) and an IT person. I worked in the IT field for 8 years (I'm a woman) and know that many USERS are NOT nor SHOULD NOT ever claim to be in the IT field. They may like to "tinker" with their (PDA??...how about iPhone or Droid) with their piece of technology, but that does NOT mean they can repair it. Not many women do have interest in tech jobs in my own observation and I personally don't know why not. I've always had an interest and learned pretty much on my own (a little in college) and loved it.