I was very lucky to have a home PC in the 90s when I learned to type, use the Internet and use Word documents and play educational games. Others weren't so lucky. Access to computers and internet have life-long disparities in #computerliteracy and #computerscience majors. In the 90s, when computer access was taking off, African Americans had less access to computers and Internet than whites. Having a computer in the home conferred benefits in #computerliteracy and #academicperformance. These disparities in access have shaped computer science and tech culture today. #womenhowcode #womenengineers #womeninstem #womeninsteam #feministscience #feminism #sciencefeminism #feministsciencestudies SOURCES: pewresearch.org/internet/2000/10/22/main-report-24 alamy.com/stock-photo/computer-ad-2000s.html?pseudoid=915159D9-5904-4EDD-8643-AC5C287596C4&sortBy=relevant