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 f

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.