> Why has this topic exploded like it did now especially in the software engineering context? Theories: - Especially acute gender gap - Tech getting attentio

> Why has this topic exploded like it did now especially in the software engineering context? Theories: - Especially acute gender gap - Tech getting attention for its gender gap affecting corporate policies - Culture of valuing merit of people and ideas. Coders generally think the best idea should win, regardless of where it comes from. - Software engineering is probably more collaborative (on many scales) than research science. Teamwork is a day to day reality and culture issues are more important. - Top talent in research science isn't as concentrated as it is in the case of software talent. Big companies literally buy small companies for the market share of talent. Culture issues in the big software companies will get much more attention. - Software engineers are online more. The memo was originally a Google+ post, I gather. It's probably easier for electronic discussions to leak onto the internet.