[Sunlis]

I hope you don't let your negative experiences push you away from working in (software) engineering. The field in general is already over-saturated with men and I could imagine it being an intimidating field to get into when you're the only female programmer in the office. (My office of about 150 people has only 2 or 3 female programmers, the other 5 or so women are payroll, receptionist, etc.)

It's easy for us as men to feel welcome and comfortable in a group composed almost entirely of men, and I suppose it ends up being sort of self-fulfilling at that point to "keep women out", even if we don't all intend for that to happen. I know that walking into an interview and sitting across from 3 women scares me a little bit, but I can't even imagine how I would feel in an office full of women; definitely out of place.

TL;DR: Please stick with it! The best way to help the female students and interns to be more comfortable in the field is to get as close to a 50:50 gender split as possible.