Why are there “almost” only men in programming?

I'm just curious as to why this is happening.

In my experience, there are already quite a few women in areas that deal with this. Hotlines, support, or something like that.

But actually, as a programmer, I've honestly never seen a woman.

Is this industry simply so uninteresting for women? Or what is the reason for this?

Thanks for your answers.

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testwiegehtdas
3 months ago

In fact, an exciting development, considering that programming was once a pure female job. The first moon landing could not have taken place without the programmers…

At some point, it tilted and women were no longer desired, it became a men’s job in many countries, which gradually breaks up again. Now does not apply directly to programming, but I know that some women consciously decide against IT, because things like readiness, etc. are not compatible with their child’s desire, because it is still usually the women who take care. To this end, the only woman in a team can be exhausting, I myself often had enough (capital market area), not everyone wants this and pulls it through. Where the subject of working hours can already be a topic if you are dependent on punctual evenings, whether you have a close charge or just was in the middle of the code.

I think that in parts it begins a lot earlier that girls who are interested in computers, programming etc. are smiled or as being insulted as a man and then rather stop again, while a boy is also referred to as a nerd, but is rather accentuated and also more encouraged by the environment. Also, many parents would rather accept that the son sits in front of the PC forever than the daughter. Many daughters are also expected to help more in the household than by the sons, who is constantly interrupted will not dare to be able to practice x hours in the piece. it is also partly associated with education and socialization.

In my environment, I only know those who thought they had no perspective for them and stopped early again or who have followed it and are extremely good. But little midfield, which accounts for the majority of employees.

I myself wanted to learn a not quite simple programming language for work, at least a few basics to be able to better understand some things that IT does in a project. When I asked for training, the question of who is now the participant, all (!) companies came from me, for example, as a secretary and would like to register others. When I said no, the question is my name, because I would like to do this, I was always silent and then the question whether I was sure the basic course was very complex. This is the reality if you want to learn to program as a woman.

88musslos88
2 months ago
Reply to  testwiegehtdas

Programming =|= software development

apachy
2 months ago

Probably come together a lot of themes. On the one hand, I think it’s the entrance for many, for example, the zoking. This is where the longest time has been addressed to boys.

Of course, there were always neutral things, but so typical guys like football. Cars, competition and co. were often a theme in the big titles.

It is also certainly the presentation in the media. There it is usually then always the cool type in hoodie before 20 monitors etc.

To this end, the general education and the image that is being conveyed. Many girls think they have nix to do with people and this picture drawn in the film corresponds to reality.

In the end, however, there are many agreements, telephone calls, mails, meetings and co. And there are lights in the office as well as normal attracted people.

I also think that such prejudices, that women are not so strong in terms of logic, etc., are often accepted and that many girls talk about themselves and then go more into the professions that society is experiencing, for example, what social things.

And yes, if you have such a disequilibrium first, then surely some of them feel terrified. For example, I had no single girl in the training/vocational school, even with us in the company there is not a woman and also with the zig customers I have worked with in the last few years, there were only very, very few women, if then usually rather in the direction of project management, etc., and a little away from the professional.

SevenOfNein
3 months ago

The logic is not so many women. Those who do it are really good, my experience. Even the classic hours of sitting in front of the PC and a whole weekend with a buddy I have never heard of a woman.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

But actually as a programmer, I’ve seen a woman honestly.

Then it would certainly be useful to look into several (larger) companies in this area and with open eyes to discuss not only on the basis of anecdotal evidence.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago
Reply to  ichweisnetwas

Besides, I know these numbers myself. Unlike you even from practical experience. So you absolutely don’t need to teach me how it looks in the industry…

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago
Reply to  ichweisnetwas

And what do you want to tell me? Except that you’re talking to yourself again, because 17-28% are clearly more than (as observed by you) absolutely no one.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

Jo, thank you. In this sense: Cheers!

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

Oh, you’re a really tough joker…

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

And now let it be good. Keep the hole deeper and deeper.

That’s right. Not that I’m coming to you someday.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

This is then your lack of understanding of your or my contributions and therefore not my problem.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

No, I’m just gonna give you exactly what you’re writing here.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

Apart from that, the a) is irrelevant and shows b) actually only that, apart from any “multiples” that are supposed to be on your side, you do not think of anything more meaningful …

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

So, now you know exactly what all the others think and mean. Are you a real all-round identifier 😉

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

It is not just your problem or my problem, as this is a public medium.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

Wrong. The discussion is necessary because you wrote obvious nonsense.

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

So… who had once again set up the wild thesis that there are 0 women?

SikerimAMK31
3 months ago

xDavina
3 months ago

I worked in development during my studies as a student of work and programmed a lot. Somehow… yes, sometimes it’s fun but really really only if I can do my own thing, so I have no intention and I like it.

So lasting, every day, easy to dry .

So the customer contact, advice, organization, …

xDavina
3 months ago
Reply to  ichweisnetwas

Yeah, well, if that’s all worked, it’s a cool feeling, but the way to it is just stressing, no fingertips :p

If then frontend there I would still be there, so where does the button come, how best to build the menu, which color, etc generally the design 😀 there I can deal with hours

notting
3 months ago

My experience:

  • Wrong prejudices of women gloomy. Men working there.
  • Women tend to have more to do with people (e.g. “Hotline, Support or something.”
  • Some women who are formal in maths in school are likely to be in a corresponding. Training/study gets severe problems because they do more bulimia-learning than men (even had such classmates). At school, that can be enough to get a good note. But no longer in training/study. And they tell them about this (without saying that with bulimia-learning), also graciously younger women who actually have something in math that sowaws do not begin in the field. This is…
  • Many women seem to be too strenuous and are looking for a simpler office job. While inversely women are more demanding by their partner at least indirectly that he deserves well (because they don’t find him attractive anymore). And because not so many people are very good in math/logic/programming languages and you can avoid many problems from the outset, this is not such a badly paid area. Whether women find programmers attractive is another question, see 1st point.

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Jannixk14
3 months ago

Remember because it is more it and then has more to think about, math, English and of course the programming view.

Jannixk14
3 months ago
Reply to  ichweisnetwas

Yes grossly said 👍

Rosswurscht
3 months ago

Apparently the girls were not interested. There are many areas that are occupied by only one sex.

Rosswurscht
3 months ago
Reply to  ichweisnetwas

If you want to do this, you can do it. Of course you have to apply. Generally, I also fixed that it doesn’t hurt if other sex is mixed.

guterfrager5
3 months ago

I had a female colleague in the vocational school (so singular is really only a 😅) and that has always strictly adhered to everything the teacher (or in the company her instructor) has said. This may also be a bit of a problem, because in development a bit of creativity is also required and not always the one solution there are many different.

She always wanted to make it right (for the best note and so… that she did not program it in all subjects) but this is also an essential restriction. For example, we had the task of building the game Minesweeper in a clause.

She was so attached to the task that you did not notice the simple pattern in it (so set all fields to 0 and count all surrounding fields to one for each bomb). She also somehow got the job done, but the solution was so complicated that I had to think about it for a while.

Maybe there are missing any parts in the brain that allow this other to think 😅