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Ok, so they are leaving. It's their decision.

Many people get into programming for the money only to discover it's actually harder than it seems. Most people don't realize you have to keep learning just to stay relevant in IT. How many professions require that?

I'm yet to see any evidence that women leave IT because they are harassed on a mass scale.

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I recommend reading this (or at least pages 4-6 if you're in a rush) and the footnoted sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1soIYek-YEIvqtu9brv3ecdPb...

Your own link says "The main reason women give is dissatisfaction with their pay and promotional opportunities".

So it's not harassment.

So basically they leave for the same reasons men leave.

I've never been promoted, ever. I got a salary raise once, I think. I increased my pay by switching jobs, just like 95% of the IT people out there.

They don't need to be harassed for them to feel like the environment is hostile, or, at the very least, unwelcoming.

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