Actually as an old hand (been in the game since the late 80&#x27;s) the proportion of women I saw has decreased from when I first started and has only turned around in the last five or so years.<p>Admittedly this is mainly in a corporate environment, but most of the women I started with tended not to come back when they started their family. I think with more family friendly hours and policies such as remote and flex working this may also change.<p>To say that &quot;they are only doing it for the cash&quot; is unlikely, as from what I have seen that drive tends to run in men more so than women. cf: all the &quot;web developers&quot; in the first tech boom who did not know shit from clay and vanished as quickly as they came in the bust.