> Were you aware the first programmers were females?
That was when there were some low thousands of software engineers in total. Hardly statistically significant to compare with today's population.
The first few engineers were female because of sexism in the 1970s. The only mainstream jobs they were allowed to have were teaching and programming. There are fewer females now because of lack of sexism not due to it. As society became liberal, women started becoming doctors and lawyers, which matches with their interests much more than programming.
That was when there were some low thousands of software engineers in total. Hardly statistically significant to compare with today's population.
The first few engineers were female because of sexism in the 1970s. The only mainstream jobs they were allowed to have were teaching and programming. There are fewer females now because of lack of sexism not due to it. As society became liberal, women started becoming doctors and lawyers, which matches with their interests much more than programming.