Clive Thompson's book "Coders" goes into this demographic shift in considerable depth - currently reading, would highly recommend. At least in those days, if yo

Clive Thompson's book "Coders" goes into this demographic shift in considerable depth - currently reading, would highly recommend. At least in those days, if you were reasonably smart and detail oriented, it was possible to find a way in. Dad - a history major turned COBOL programmer and later, project manager - found his way into his prior company (and then stayed for 32 years) by this route. He met Mom there too - also not uncommon for the time - who was a math major who decided that teaching wasn't the right fit for her.