The Planet Money podcast replayed a 2014 episode today about how women were commonly computer engineers until 1984. Things changed due to how home computers were marketed. I think it's important for women to be made aware of IT careers as possibilities. Another problem is how many young people don't have computers, only phones - they should still have the chance to see if coding is right for them.
When women stopped coding (Classic)
A lot of computing pioneers were women. For decades, the number of women in computer science was growing. But in 1984, something changed.Subscribe to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.NPR