@Slayer: I am afraid that being a nerd is like being bi or gay or straight - I honestly think we are born that way and yes - I am a girl-nerd who is bombarded with job offers in IT. I always thought it was because it was in the STEM fields. I didn't realize it was also because I am a nerd chick! Also, there have to be nerd girls out there otherwise were would all the little nerds come from?? Actually one of my fellow geek girlfriends created a new label for all of us: Nerks which is a combination of nerd and geek. I am definitely a Nerk!