[humanrebar]

> it is perceived as a difficult

It is difficult. Why would that impression be problematic?

[naasking]

Expertise in computer science probably isn't intrinsically more difficult than any other field, like medicine which now has more women than men.

[humanrebar]

Sure. But would it make sense to get women interested in medicine by downplaying how difficult it is?

[m4x]

I didn't word that very clearly but I meant difficult in the "I will have to fight to get ahead because women aren't necessarily well respected by the men in CS" sense

It is also technically difficult, but if that is a turn off to a prospective student of any gender then they might not be suited for a career in software engineering