1984 – When women stopped coding
Because women are smarter. I notice that graph compares Computer Science ($50K-$150K&#x2F;year), to Medical School ($150K--$1M), Law School ($120K--$1M), and Physical Sciences (???).<p>Women see the writing on the wall on High School: Med&#x2F;Law School offer a clear career path to the upper middle class, while CS offers a muddy path at a middle class life.<p>They also see &quot;rich&quot; old Doctors and Lawyers. They have never seen a &quot;rich&quot; old programmer, because they don&#x27;t exist. Programmers are washed out by 50, while Doctors are in their prime at 50.<p>Data: I am an 80&#x27;s kid. All the smart girls knew to go to med&#x2F;law school. All the nerdy guys like me wasted time learning 6502 assembly. We are all doing OK, but the women make 2 to 3 times as much as the men.