> but also because a smaller proportion of women are interested in the particular types of analysis that are relevant to programming. 1) That's pure speculatio

> but also because a smaller proportion of women are interested in the particular types of analysis that are relevant to programming. 1) That's pure speculation. You have no way to be sure of that. 2) That same speculation is often, and very often used as an excuse for offensive discrimination. So it's simply the most safe, skeptic, scientific and socially healthy attitude for us. To stay as far away from that speculation as much we can.