If a young woman has equal potential as a future doctor or computer scientist, then sure, it&#x27;s zero-sum whether she picks one versus the other.<p>The problem is, there are undoubtedly a large number of young women out there who have the potential to become great programmers and love their careers, but for whatever reason, they&#x27;re ending up becoming average doctors instead and feeling just so-so about their career choice.<p>In the latter case, it&#x27;s better for both the women in question, and society in general, to support their becoming computer scientists.