Women did make huge advances in computer programming. However I suspect the transition of programming out of government and university labs and into the heart of the modern economy had more to do with rising wages than anything else.

The one example given is... not that great. Programming as a field in 1950 when it was dominated by women is radically different from today. I’d venture that it’s not even the same field, despite the same name.

Wait, so you are saying when a career field has an influx of qualified labor, the wages drop collectively? No shit, that is how things work when the more labor is introduced into a system.