[theden]

People underestimate how much our socially and culturally constructed gender roles impact interests and/or career paths. People have different tolerances with respect to conformity, and at different stages in their lives.

It's a shame something as fundamental as computing is seen as a "boy" thing by many, often fatalistically, and I think we've been worse off for it.

[dzink]

Boys who code seem to be more territorial about their craft and code and choices and content of teams. As a female who codes, I love the craft and making innovative work. Yet waaaay too many times I’ve encountered people who get severely attached to their own approach about something and religiously force others to subdue to their ways. To the point of bullying other teammates about things that don’t really matter. I wonder if that kind of culture has alienated women more than men.

[koonsolo]

How do you explain that more gender equal countries have less girls in STEM?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-equality_paradox

[0xDEAFBEAD]

>People underestimate how much our socially and culturally constructed gender roles impact interests and/or career paths.

I mean, if you read the OP, it basically presents a bunch of evidence against this position. (Specifically, if it were a matter of social construction, it wouldn't be so easy to find lots of computer ads featuring girls and women.)