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well, maybe the big part of what kills women's interest in programming/CS is the unnecessary nerdiness that comes attached with it. As if watching starwars or Dr. who or reading marvel comics is essentially related to competency in CS. Note that this is largely a US phenomena. I am not making a judgement about the value of said material, just that they need not be bundled and presented as part and parcel of computing.

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How fucking stupid is that?

"Because the other guy interested in the same field watches Star Wars, I'm going to change career!"

Whether you like a field is supposed to be based on whether you like the field, not how cool you find the other people in the field.

So you're not describing girls who are interested in CS, you're describing girls who want to get into a field full of cool people.

Maybe if they are intolerant to having nerds as colleagues, said girls should aim for Hollywood instead of CS

" you're describing girls who want to get into a field full of cool people." No I am not. And you are grossly oversimplifying the process typically involved in vocational decision making. Seldom people go to a field based on pure passion, when most other things about it is at odds with their interest.

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