This article raises an interesting question, but then give no good answer to it. The actual answer is that women generally like modern programming noticeably l

This article raises an interesting question, but then give no good answer to it. The actual answer is that women generally like modern programming noticeably less than men do. Women are better at nurturing and maintenance. Men are better with handling abstract concepts and solving deep problems by having narrow focus. Before computers became mainstream (prior to ~1980) typical programming job was more about nurturing and maintenance. Typical women skills were a good match for programming back then. However what programmers did back then in 1960es-1970es is now covered by ~electronic spreadsheets. Modern programming is much deeper and more focused than it was 35+ years ago, so most women prefer moving to other professions. In spite of affirmative action that tries to attract women to tech.