Gender divide amongst e-shoppers
News The survey into user attitudes on the Internet -- conducted by Netpoll -- finds there is a clear gender divide when it comes to online shopping behaviour. Different attitudes set men and women apart when shopping on the Net.according to research...
[July 26, 2000, 14:13]
Europe's online gender divide slow to close
News Nielsen//NetRatings European market analyst Tom Ewing is concerned that this gender divide reinforces the perception that the Web is a very male-dominated place. This evidence that the UK's online gender gap still exists comes at a time when there...
[June 24, 2003, 15:24]
Most techies would recommend IT career to offspring
News The respondents who felt most secure in their jobs were all under 40 years old, while only 13 percent of respondents were female, reflecting the gender divide in IT. However, the survey also showed up age and gender imbalances in the IT profession.
[May 14, 2008, 12:33]
IT's fatal lack of attraction
Leader For as long as anyone can remember, the great and good of the IT industry have been wringing their hands about the gender divide. Like most engineering disciplines, the field is male-dominated: like most engineering disciplines, there's no obvious...
[November 27, 2006, 16:12]
Nokia holds on to smartphone crown
News The survey of 1,000 end users also discovered a gender divide - female users are more likely to download ringtones while the gaming market is skewed towards men and boys under the age of 24. The latest figures for global sales of advanced handheld...
[June 1, 2004, 16:35]
E-tills ring out for Internet Shopping Day
News Currently, the gender divide with online spending is roughly equal, but with around 8,000 women switching on to online shopping every day, IMRG projects that distribution in the future is more likely to be weighted 70/30 in favour of female surfers.
[July 24, 2003, 16:14]
Digital divide still scars UK Internet sector
News Internet access begins at home only if you're well paid, according to new research that show that years of government and industry initiatives have yet to close Britain's digital divide. The GLA survey assessed Londoners in terms of age, gender...
[November 18, 2003, 16:50]
IT work is 'boring', say UK students
News The majority of non-computing students perceive that information technology as a career would be "boring". Currently, IT employers are struggling to fill vacancies, while the number of students applying for IT-related degrees is falling.
[June 23, 2008, 17:31]
Men have a grand time shopping online
News Five percent of men have spent in excess of £5,000 on a single online-shopping session, according to research that claims to expose the "extravagant shopping habits" of Britain's males on the Internet.
[November 7, 2003, 11:10]
