Stereotypes are putting me off too - I am a male. Not sure if this can really explain why there is fewer women in tech.<p>At the local university where I was a bit involved into the whys of fewer women it seems to be that interestingly enough it seems to be related to friends and family of someone entering IT. If friends and family come up with questions like &quot;But aren&#x27;t there mostly men&quot; and &quot;Aren&#x27;t to all video game nerds&quot; or similar, then those stereotypes affect people and especially women, cause they are usually the target of such statements way more when deciding whether to study at a certain university.<p>So it&#x27;s social expectations of others. I think if one wants to study computer science then it&#x27;s not that much of a deal. After all students in general have a lot of room for stereotypes. Women in communication, men in medicine and students in general have stereotypes applying to them that many people simply don&#x27;t identify with at all. I think if that would be having such a huge effect then there would be way fewer students overall.