&gt; It has nothing to do with them being so strong and manly that they can stand up to the bullies and pursue computer science anyway!<p>The way bullying works with boys and girls is very different. A boys greatest wish when bullied is to be left alone by the bullies. A girls greatest wish is to avoid being excluded. In general anyway.<p>As long as I have enough good friends, I don&#x27;t really care what anyone else thinks of me. My wife on the other hand would be incredibly distressed to find out 80% of her colleagues etc disliked her.