The requests are simple enough...
Hook them when they are young goes without saying, and this is why I started my efforts at the elementary school level.
These researchers say that girls are more cooperative than boys, and we should make our programming that way. Hell, this sounds like Agile development to me.
We need to get our technology and our programs in multiple fields, and building a free, web-based database for children to track endangered species sounds like a great start.
Programming classes should be able to dive right into games, animation and other fun projects.
Additional Notes
1 The new standard of “fluency” assumes an ability to use abstract reasoning; to apply information technology in sophisticated, innovative ways to solve problems across disciplines and subject areas; to interpret vast amounts of information with analytic skill; to understand basic principles of programming and other computer science fundamentals; and to continually adapt and learn new technologies as they emerge in the future. It is our job as a society to ensure that girls are just as competent as their male peers in meeting these standards. Janet Ward Schofield, Computers and Classroom Culture (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995), and AAUW Educational Foundation, Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age (Washington, DC: 2000), page x. http://www.aauw.org/research/upload/TechSavvy.pdf