Women and Computer Science

As a student studying Computer Science, I have noticed that it is a field that doesn't seem to have much appeal to women.  Out of all of my Computer Science classes, I think that the most females in one class was three.  It makes you wonder why there are so few women going into computer science.  This article suggests that the current nature of the Computer Science field appeals more to young men because they like to tinker with things and don't mind spending hours to figure out how something works.  Also, the way girls are brought up - playing with dolls and ponies - may be a reason that girls may not be interested in things like the "hard" sciences, engineering, or computer science. Maybe what the young girls need today is a Computer Engineering Barbie.  Follow this link: http://www.barbie.com/vote/ to vote for Barbie's next carreer: Computer Engineering.