My Analysis

After gathering all of the research I noticed some patterns that were happening within all of the data collected. One would be the different between the secondary research and interviews that we conducted. It seemed that the secondary research was non emotional, it had a less personal aspect, so when we did the interviews it was nice to take advantage of the emotional attachment these women had with technology. It also seemed that some of the research we found was a bit different than how the values and goals that the women would discuss. In the secondary research most of the research made it seem like this was a black and white feminist mark they were trying to make on the technology world. However, in the interviews and leave behind it seemed like they had a drive to get into the technology world but depended more on themselves than having to prove that as a women they could do it. The main point is that all these women have a desire and passion for technology, they find that since it is always changing it is something interesting to grasp in. Another part that I thought was an interesting pattern was to look at the age difference between the 20-30 year olds and 30-40 year olds. It seemed like when entering college for the 20-30yr old , the women would not feel as if it was an uneven range in the classroom or work environment. However in the "30-40" year old interview, Hillary discussed how she would notice the gap in female verses male. Another pattern I felt that I saw was how all the women would talk about technology. When discussing their opinion's and emotions sometimes they were unsure in how to exactly explain. However, when it was in depth on what the qualifications in the technology field they all seemed very confident in their answers, which I admired. It seemed like these women were aware of all the stereotypes, but chooseS to ignore them. Even when interviewing Erica, I would watch how she answered questions and she would have her arms crossed but when asked a specific questions about the programs she enjoys she would lift one arm and firmly direct us on how it would work. It was simple gestures like this that helps to explain her personality and how she feels about technology. By using body language and engaging herself we the interviewers respond by understanding her passion, and are allowed to follow her story even further. When Karen was interviewing Angela, I would listen to the tone of her, and how it would elevate when talking about specifics, and when they were more general questions her voice would soften. It may sound like these are obvious ways of answering questions, but to me, it helped to understand and link characteristics between all of the women.