There’s definitely a gender bias but please don’t let it stop you from pursuing your interests!
There are whole organizations and conferences for supporting women in tech (great thing to google btw).
My mentor at my last job was a mother with a young child, and a highly skilled engineer.
The industry is aware of exactly the issue that you’re describing, that representation matters, but the inertia can really only be overcome by… more women pursuing technical roles, this breaking the vicious cycle.
There are whole organizations and conferences for supporting women in tech (great thing to google btw).
My mentor at my last job was a mother with a young child, and a highly skilled engineer.
The industry is aware of exactly the issue that you’re describing, that representation matters, but the inertia can really only be overcome by… more women pursuing technical roles, this breaking the vicious cycle.