sure they can, but they don't, because i think they are more concerned about what people around them think about them, while boys are more confident and pay les

sure they can, but they don't, because i think they are more concerned about what people around them think about them, while boys are more confident and pay less attention to the opinions of others. thats why boys are not afraid of being called a geek and pursuit their ideas and keep working on things they like while girls mostly would give up and do something thats considered cool/awesome/whatever. some women journalists are complaining about low number of women in executive positions in tech startups and blame men for that but the fact is that while those guys who now hold executive positions were considered geeks and not cool and were working on tech related stuff in their dorm rooms while the girls were busy partying and trying to fit in with the crowd. yes girls can be geeks, and they should if they like that. geeks would welcome that :)