Women perceive and use technology differently from men, according to a white paper by three computer science faculty members at Carnegie Mellon, in which 29 male and 20 female computer science students were interviewed.

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"I only met two female computer science students and both of them couldn't wait to finish their degree and do something completely different, " she said.

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He said the robotics program is a great way to get students involved in science and engineering who might not otherwise be interested, especially female students.

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