The Atlantic. How Did Tech Become So Male Dominated

Since computing began in the 1940s, women have led major developments in programming and software development. In 1984, 37 percent of computerscience majors were women. What happened The tech industry s image shifted rapidly in the 1980s and 90s, and society began to associate programming with men. Today, only one in four computing jobs is held by a woman. This short, animated history of women in tech explains how womennot just mendeveloped computer science. Programming isn t a male or female job, and remembering that is necessary to fix the tech industrys gender gap. Read more in The Atlantics April 2017 cover story, Why Is Silicon Valley So Awful to Women