This important, pivotal recently-revealed puzzle-piece of computing history (Published by MIT Press, Boston/London, 2017), proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that the present power structures in computing & cyber that systematically push women either below the bottom 'rungs' or out of computing/cyber completely are harmful to the 'business of tech/cyber' and eventually were destructive to the British Computing Industry.
This valid, core history needs to be understood, circulated, and taught as an important part of Computing History.
In essence, the closure of the entirety of the British Computing Industry in 1976 was an Unintended Consequence of the British Government's structural bias and discrimination toward their highly-skilled female technologists.
Before anyone recoils aghast at the implications of the article at the link, please recognize that this history has been publicized and reviewed by Forbes and other leading industry reporting bodies.
And, respectfully, before any attempt is made to refute or discount the work of Professor Hicks, remember that this work is the result of Professor Hicks' dissertation and is not only endorsed by the Massachusetts Institution of Technology (MIT), it is published by MIT.
I post information about this history because ISC2 is a firm proponent of getting more, and promoting more female humans into the business of cyber. Thank you, ISC2, your policy is wiser than you can imagine!!
Published at Brown University
https://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs1951i/hicksSexismIsAFeature.pdf
By Professor M. Hicks
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The book is titled, "Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Its Women Technologists and Lost its Edge in Computing."
The book is available as an audiobook at BetterworldBooks.com.
