[Niten]

> It's not Silicon Valley's fault; it's not the fault of technology, or programming; it's not the fault of the men working in those fields. It's society's fault for dictating what qualifies as 'girly', and what doesn't. Tech is not 'girly', therefore society fails to provide the same incentives to pursue those interests to young girls, that are available to young boys.

I agree... there was another good comment along these lines in another thread on this topic earlier today:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4061749

If the engineering gender gap is an issue we are going to address as a society, then we need to address it at its roots: childhood social pressures.