"Women" works better for me than "girls" irregardless of age.
Probably the main reason there are far fewer women than men in some tech disciplines is what to them often amounts to a hostile environment.
Like James_S said, I've worked my entire career and have almost never seen this.
It varies a lot from one place to another.
No doubt, but it's not as wide spread as people make out. If anything women can have
advantages in the field than men
don't get.
Technically, women are likely the equal of men.
No one has said they aren't.
The "issue" is why aren't there there more women in tech, and many people just don't want to accept the fact that the research shows that women have a lower natural interest in it, and there is nothing wrong with that.