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Why did female enrollment in computer science nosedive in 1984?
NPR concluded in When Women Stopped Coding that the U-turn was the result of a cultural sea change that introduced unwelcoming geek stereotypes to a mass audience. "This idea that computers are for boys became a narrative... It helped define who geeks were, and it created techie culture." Over thirty years later, that culture still is adversely affecting inclusiveness.