The reason most programmers are white males is because traditionally only wealthy western countries had access to computers. As the cost went down, more people

The reason most programmers are white males is because traditionally only wealthy western countries had access to computers. As the cost went down, more people could afford to study and in silicon valley at least there are many Chinese and Indians, basically a reflection of world population than anything else. Plus, the majority if good jobs are still in the US where the majority of the population are white males. This is completely separate than white male privilege. Programming was never something to make you popular and there was never any attempt at creating barriers to entry. It was a nerdy unsexy job till recently. The biggest gate to diversity is probably getting a visa. I don't hear any white expat programmers complaining about why all the programmers in China are mostly chinese and being looked down on for lack of advanced math skills.