No, it's about the radically different life style than in US. In all Eastern Block countries, at least in cities, women were expected to go to school, work and

No, it's about the radically different life style than in US. In all Eastern Block countries, at least in cities, women were expected to go to school, work and pursue their careers regardless of their marital status. Partially because of lack of money so families needed both salaries, and partially because of communistic ideas of equality, for a woman to be just a housewife was not very common, nor respected life choice for the generations who grew in socialism. It was something reserved for old ladies and wives of politicians. And education was free so there was a lot of women (and still is) in natural sciences, and they naturally later moved into IT as it grow more popular (and started paying better). Also women had (and mostly still have) many benefits that were not that common in West, like long fully-paid childbirth leaves, easy getting free days when kids are sick, long vacations, etc. Socialism had a terrible productivity and was bad for 100 and 1 reason, but it was stimulating time for people (regardless of gender) to do science and tinker with stuff.