In academia and industry, I've only seen one case of sexism, and it was from a visiting professor (from Turkey) and he was quickly removed.<p>I have seen women that shouldn't be in CS, not because they are women but because they were only there because they had heard that CS was a high paying field. Then they washed out because they didn't have the interest nor mindset to learn the subject. But so what? I've seen men fail out the same way.<p>The opposite is also true, I've seen women and men alike excel. In today's technology world, if you've got the skills, then you get the respect.<p>I will not hire a woman coder just because she is a woman, and the same is true for a man. I want to see a demonstrated mastery of the requisite skills.<p>If I have a daughter in the future, should I push her to be a coder just because there are fewer women coders overall? No. That, to me, is just sexist because it does not take my (hypothetical) daughter's interests or talents into account. If she likes it, then by all means do it and be the best! But I would not discourage my daughter from a woman-domineered field just because there are a lot of women in that field already, especially if it something that she is good at and that she enjoys!<p>The same would be said to my son. I would not discourage him from CS just because there are a lot of men in that field already. Neither would I encourage him into a woman-dominated field, just to fill an arbitrary quota. Let him do what he is good at and enjoys!