I speculate gender will cease to be an issue as far as computer and network use goes.
Predictor: Denning, Dorothy
Prediction, in context:In his 1993 article on worldwide electronic communication, Mike Holderness quotes Dorothy Denning. Holderness writes: ”Dorothy Denning, who studies computer security at Georgetown University … is more hopeful: ‘I’m teaching a computer literacy class at Georgetown … Enrollment is 50-50 male and female. Based on this, I speculate gender will cease to be an issue as far as computer and network use goes.'”
Biography:Dorothy Denning was a professor and chair of Computer Science at Georgetown University in the 1990s, by which time she had been in the field of computer security and cryptography for two decades. Previous to her arrival at GU, she worked at Digital Equipment Corporation, SRI International and Purdue University. Her books include “Cryptography and Data Security” and “Information Warfare and Security.” She authored many Internet research studies. She was the first president of the International Association for Cryptologic Research. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: March 2, 1993
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Digital Divide
Name of publication: New Scientist
Title, headline, chapter name: Down and Out on the Electronic Frontier
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.poptel.org.uk/nuj/mike/articles/nsc-elec.htm
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney