This was a very well written and balanced article.  I want to contribute a reason why I think that many men in tech hold back from fully endorsing this viewpoint.<p>The reason is that there is a very fine line between saying that you don&#x27;t <i>have to</i> be nerdy to be in tech, and failing to acknowledge that in general being nerdy is a disadvantage in society, and many people found a refuge in tech where they were mocked and often bullied outside[0].  To fail to acknowledge this is to risk promoting the same negative attitudes towards nerds within tech, as exist outside it.<p>So I would say that we should all encourage tech to be as open an welcoming as possible, and to avoid any implication that you have to have a certain personality, appearance or interests to succeed in tech.  But we shouldn&#x27;t dismiss the traits of people who currently are overrepresented in tech as a &quot;stereotype&quot;, much less a &quot;negative stereotype&quot;.  I also don&#x27;t think this is what the author was suggesting.  As the article says, &quot;stereotypes are only partly true, and women who actually take classes in computer science don’t hold the same prejudices as women who get their ideas from pop culture.&quot;<p>[0] E.g. see <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2014&#x2F;mar&#x2F;08&#x2F;programming-saved-me-from-bullying" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2014&#x2F;mar&#x2F;08&#x2F;programmin...</a>