[mnicole]

Except she wasn't interested in tech. She just started participating in the things her dad did because she was interested in the musical component of some of his projects.

Not everyone has the convenience of having a parent in the industry to get them interested and keep them going, spurring them with ideas and creative solutions along the way. She landed there by chance and look what she's done. Everyone deserves such opportunities.

[flootch]

Going with your explanation, then what happened is the same as when any kid, boy or girl, whose parent is a well connected, relatively well off scientist, shows up at the science fair with the home made electron microscope, or the genetically engineered puppy, or the cloned javelina.

And yes, it would be good to give everyone, regardless of gender or age such opportunities.