>When big companies like IBM were trying to grow their workforce, they found that the best programmers were antisocial loners, and that woman programmers were m

>When big companies like IBM were trying to grow their workforce, they found that the best programmers were antisocial loners, and that woman programmers were more likely to leave the workforce early in order to get married and raise a family. Knowing this, they deliberately started trying to change the public perception of programming to a nerdy guy thing, and it appears they were succesful. This is a new one. I know you already said you can't find your source, but if anyone else has one, I would love to see it.