A quick google found this which probably means that women tend to rise into middle management quite easily - that's not unusual in most areas. I think the numbe

A quick google found this which probably means that women tend to rise into middle management quite easily - that's not unusual in most areas. I think the numbers look better than they are because there are not massively larger salaries for programmers as there are for attorneys etc. http://www.gamespot.com/news/average-2012-us-dev-salary-84000-6406397 http://www.gamespot.com/news/average-2012-us-dev-salary-8400... Reading this makes me think: if women make more in the programming sector than any other field, why do we feel so downtrodden? To be honest, aside from a few experiences when I was young I've not experienced any misogyny from my peers, but I do almost daily from customers. I think I may be really happy because I'm with an amazing team who care about each other. I take the time to build my team's character and it pays off when I need the extra support.