Have you considered that maybe it's "no fun" for them because the societal expectations of what girls and boys should enjoy begin from an early age?
Perhaps the forms of play that lead many to programming (eg building things with lego) aren't encouraged as much as playing with dolls. These pressures and expectations come from family and friends from the day we are born, it's the classic problem of separating nature vs nurture.
In all races/societies without exception human males are more inclined to fight wars, more inclined to suicide, why it is so hard to believe that some positive traits are also wired?
Me, 2017: "How do you like me NOW?!"
It's easy to forget that in the 1980's in the U.S. being obsessed with computers was not a highly regarded trait. The idea then that much of our work in the future would completely revolve around them was insanity to most people.
Do you have a link to data supporting this theory? The theory has been around for many years, I'm interested to see the new findings.