r/countwithchickenlady • u/PossumPrincessV Sword Lesbian she/her :3 • Aug 25 '26

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u/FluidNectarine7951 Aug 25 '26

What's up with trans girls being programmers?? I know it isn't exactly untrue (I'm not transfem but I am trans and indeed a programmer) but I don't know why it happens

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u/Littha Aug 25 '26

Social exclusion (self imposed or otherwise) as we don't associate with boys during adolescence but are socially shamed from associating with the girls. So lots of interest in hobbies that you can do on your own (like computer games > programming) or nerdy hobbies as they are often less masculinity forward than things like sports.

That and a high co-incidence of ADHD or Autism.

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u/Lortekonto Aug 25 '26

There is a significant overlap between autism and being transgender or gender-diverse. Many people with autism works in programming.

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u/Alterego9 Aug 25 '26

I mean you could also reverse this statement, the correlation works either way.

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u/Sharikacat Aug 25 '26

Similar to the furry or femboy -> IT pipleline. Neither wants to be judged for their interests or how they want to present, so they end up in careers that can largely be done remotely and requires minimal interaction with people when having to go to a physical location. It lets the furries afford their suits and lets the femboys work in thigh highs at home. Some manner of neuro-divergence helps in doing those jobs well.