Where do you think the "friction" comes from? The men themselves? Honestly, men really should consider these fields. In SF, the median pay for a dental hygie

Where do you think the "friction" comes from? The men themselves? Honestly, men really should consider these fields. In SF, the median pay for a dental hygienist is almost as high as for a software developer, and median pay is actually higher for a registered nurse (again, in SF, this isn't the case nationally) [1]. Nursing and dental hygiene have less upside, but less age discrimination and better career stability. If you'd like more career flexibility, would like to be able to work part time, step back from the career track to take care of kids, and get back into it later, dental hygiene and nursing are probably better than software development. This is particularly important if you'd like to be able to have kids and spend time with them, while keeping stable employment and/or not badly harming your future prospects of employment. [1] US news "best jobs", drill down to pay by region, will provide a summary of BLS data.