A small California college has bolstered women's representation in computer sciences, but tech industry bias persists The rise of the brash, stylish, computer-geek-turned-cool-guy known simply as a "brogrammer" among popular technology startups threatens to further alienate women from enrolling in computer science courses, where for years they have been vastly underrepresented, higher-education officials said. Mainstreaming of the label "brogrammer"—a combination of bro and programmer—began among technology companies appealing to recent college graduates who are ex...