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Is this different than for men somehow? I don't remember seeing math and chess teams having the most romantically desirable boys at my high school. Yet I (for i

Is this different than for men somehow? I don't remember seeing math and chess teams having the most romantically desirable boys at my high school. Yet I (for instance) did these things as well as programming just because I needed to and liked it so much. If it was the reason I was picked on and a social outcast, it didn't really make a difference. I don't see many women like this. Why not? It didn't change much in adulthood either, at least for me. Yet if programming has any connection to my complete inability to attract a woman (it's clearly not the whole story) it still doesn't matter because it's such a great career and hobby for me that I love passionately. So why are there so few adult women like this too?

antimora 15y ago
One of the points the article made was that women "experience backlash for violating societal expectations", which might play a big role why there aren't many female programmers. This also could explain why I often come across female programmers from India, which is possible they are encouraged more. But regardless, I personally don't entirely agree with the article's conclusion that the difference is purely dependent external factors like culture. I think guys like to tinker with tools more often than girls, and this interest is influenced by genetics.