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In India, you will find an equal number of women and men in computer science engineering. There is no stigma associated with being a programmer either (It was never extremely uncool).

In practice, I have found that there are women who are as good as men when it comes to programming. I strongly believe that women don't have any inherent disadvantage. It is just social conditioning.

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Your assessment that it's social conditioning and not an inherent disadvantage is consistent with my own observations. The fact that different countries have vastly different percentage make up of females suggest it is purely a cultural thing.

Unfortunately once such a pattern is established it's hard to break. I myself find the lack of diversity in the field to be off putting. I can't imagine what it'd be like for females.

Please tell me more.

Will be happy to answer any specific questions :)

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