Historically, the few women in tech were often not the most attractive ones. It seems to have gotten better. Likewise, the male nerds were often not the most attractive ones.
Perhaps there are not that many unattractive young women, so their number is not sufficient to increase female participation in tech by a significant amount.
Perhaps there are not that many unattractive young women, so their number is not sufficient to increase female participation in tech by a significant amount.