Today, the computer programming field is dominated by men. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, for a long time, computer programming was a women’s field. At Gender News, Brenda D. Frink ...

"This is a field that started out with women and becomes male, ... For example, in a recent paper, he cites the first written manual on computer programming, published in 1947.

Pattern : Code continues at the Women’s Center for Creative Work (2425 Glover Pl, Elysian Valley, Los Angeles) through December 7. A full schedule of events presented by artist-in-residence ...

In the early years of computing, the area that garnered respect was hardware development, which was thought of as manly work. Meanwhile, the work most women performed, programming, lacked prestige.