People only read, what they want to read it seems. Nothing new.
But if you want it explained, well above I just said, that many (not all!) IT nerds still fullfill the stereotype in my experience.
And the stereotype is unwashed nerds, who have never been close to a women in a way they wanted, but they want to, but don't know how. So they behave weird with women around.
That makes women uncomfortable and avoiding the scene. Not long hair.
But if you want it explained, well above I just said, that many (not all!) IT nerds still fullfill the stereotype in my experience.
And the stereotype is unwashed nerds, who have never been close to a women in a way they wanted, but they want to, but don't know how. So they behave weird with women around.
That makes women uncomfortable and avoiding the scene. Not long hair.