<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE cit SYSTEM "../../../DTD"> <cit xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:lang="en"> <p> We know that pencils, oil paints and brushes are ‘just tools.’<pc unit="sentence"/> And yet, we appreciate that the artist’s encounter with his or her tools is close and relational<pc unit="sentence">.</pc> It may shut people out, temporarily, but the work itself can bring one closer to oneself, and ultimately to others<pc unit="sentence">.</pc> In the right settings, people develop relationships with computers that feel <seg type="callout">artistic and personal</seg><pc unit="sentence">.</pc> And yet, for most people, and certainly for the women I studied, this was rare<pc unit="sentence">.</pc> When they began to approach the computer in their own style, they got their wrists slapped, and were told that they were not doing things ‘right.’<pc unit="sentence"/> </p> <p> When this happens, many people drop out<pc unit="sentence">.</pc> </p> <bibl> <citedRange unit="page" from="58" to="58"/> </bibl> </cit>