> They found some predictable ones: a love of solving puzzles, for example. But the only “striking characteristic” that defined successful male programmers was

> They found some predictable ones: a love of solving puzzles, for example. But the only “striking characteristic” that defined successful male programmers was “their disinterest in people.” A subsequent study -- one that was overlooked in subsequent years -- found this to be true of female programmers as well. Isn't this trait much more prevalent among males though? Could explain why we saw women flock to more social fields when the barriers were removed.