Do you mean sex or gender? (Remember, words are assigned gender but cannot have sex.) I'm not going to try to argue the brain chemistry thing^, but the social/

Do you mean sex or gender? (Remember, words are assigned gender but cannot have sex.) I'm not going to try to argue the brain chemistry thing^, but the social/culture aspect is a large problem and (as you bring up) can also partially explain why there are few women as well as men choosing to live effeminately in programming or technical jobs. ^Edit for clarity: Because I think its a totally loaded statement and don't want to even start down that path, not because I agree and assume its fact.