Take a minute and have a read of this thread...
This is not an edge case.
I have heard many many women with an interest in software engineering recount similar experiences.
We're often still in the industry *despite* hostility not because there's an absence of hostility.
I'll tell you why:
Age 8: Computer camp. Instructor told my mom not to bring me back. He said I would distract the boys.
Age 12: Computer aided drafting class. My partner was a guy who did nothing, but I wanted to use the computer so was happy to do everything. He got a