Men don't leave career paths because men have no choice to leave a career. Ask any man with kids if he can quit his job to stay at home. Most will just laugh at

Men don't leave career paths because men have no choice to leave a career. Ask any man with kids if he can quit his job to stay at home. Most will just laugh at the question. The answer is obviously no. Women almost invariably marry men with more or at least equal earning potential. For women in tech, one of the consequences is that basically their husbands have the means for them to quit work, and many make that choice.