"Is it such a huge deal that most women are not interested in technology? Is it such a huge deal that you have to work with a few women? Is it such a huge deal

"Is it such a huge deal that most women are not interested in technology? Is it such a huge deal that you have to work with a few women? Is it such a huge deal that as a technical woman, you have to work mostly with men?" Yes, for various reasons. 1. There is less diversity of experience/thought. 2. Programming/engineering fields are generally good for society (and hence highly rewarded). There is a lot of unfulfilled demand for more engineers. If we can increase the number of people available for these jobs, that's good for society, and if we are for some reason "excluding" or "depressing" some people from entering, that's bad. 3. Not sure about this, but I think the incidence of sexual harassment or similarly bad things goes way up when there are fewer women. None of this is to say we should be forcing anyone to work in something they don't want to. But as I heard it, it seems like there are societal reasons why women tend to be less interested in technology than men, and these are not biological. Again, not clear on the science here, but I'm just answering your main objection, which is "should we even care" assuming it is a cultural problem and not something biological. (For what it's worth, it seems clear to me that it's at least partly societal).