No matter who you are, applying broad strokes to the industry is going to paint many incorrectly. The idea that there is one factor that &quot;really&quot; keeps women out of tech implies that the other reasons are false. In reality, it is very subjective. I would also have been put off by her experience with pressure to &quot;act like a man&quot; and I&#x27;m a man. But, just as anecdotally, I only encountered this once: the cs department of umass. Every job I&#x27;ve held has been much more diverse in terms of interests than one would think reading this article.<p>Perhaps not speaking for huge swathes of people based on anecdotal evidence would lead to better insights. I see the hiring pipeline as a problem. A college professor might see high school as the problem. The high school might see the parents as the problem. The parents might see society as the problem. Etc etc. In reality, there are so many opportunities to become persuaded or dissuaded the idea that one dominates requires extraordinary evidence.<p>Personally, I&#x27;m a queer, anti-authoritarian, emotional, book worm nerd. I feel repulsed by nerd&#x2F;tech culture several times an hour. It&#x27;s honestly embarrassing to be associated with it. If ONLY that were the only problem.