July 21, 2006
Women Diminish Their Web-Surfing Skills, but the Sexes Are Even, Study Finds
Men and women are equally skilled at navigating the Internet, according to a study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University and Princeton University. But you'd never know that from the way the two sexes tend to describe their Web-surfing prowess.
The study asked men and women to perform online tasks like locating tax forms and finding a Web site that compares the 2000 presidential candidates' views on abortion. At the same time, it asked participants to assess their own
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