It&#x27;s just a &quot;good&quot; sounding narrative. How about a different one:<p>It looks like it all changed once we hit the early personal computer era. Suddenly, you could learn on your own time, and many more men did than women.<p>Now companies realised they could skimp on training and get away with it.<p>Women then thought... &quot;Hey going into a career where I am competing with men who have invested hundreds of hours before they turn 18 and where most learning is expected to happen in your own time is crazy&quot;<p>Even today the narrative is learn on your own time if you want to be successful. If companies <i>really</i> give a damn about diversity then they will start incorporating learning on the job.<p>...oh wait instead they are pushing to get young girls to invest in IT just like some young boys do.