Are Girls Disadvantaged by the Use of Calculators and Computers for Mathematics Learning?(Report‪)‬

1. Introduction Mathematics and Computing/IT are two fields that can generally be considered male domains. At the upper levels of high school, at college/university, and in career areas, both fields are generally male dominated. In about 30 countries, Galpin [1] showed that women were very much in the minority in the field of computing. The American Mathematical Society [AMS] revealed that while males continue to dominate the field, there has been some indication that the gender gap has begun to close [2]. It is therefore of interest to examine what the impact is on females of an increasing emphasis on technology use for mathematics learning.