A research study involving 30 students has revealed that the vast majority thought that people working in IT adhered to the stereotype of being male, socially inept, scruffily dressed or wearing glasses.
Initially, just 40 per cent of the students, who were aged from eight to 15, said they would consider a career in IT. However, after they were shown a number of case studies of people working in the industry, this figure increased to 72 per cent.
A second snapshot survey, carried out as part of the research by Daisy Group, found that a majority of teachers thought that because students were so well acquainted with technology negative stereotypes were no longer in use.
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