[ComputerGuy]

Good post.
Over the years, I've worked with six really good female code jockeys who immediately come to mind. All were left-handed.

[Bobalu]

This is the woman to hold up as an example of what a woman can do with computers.

Grace Hopper...all Navy and a great programmer/mathematician

Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy Rear Admiral. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and developed the first compiler for a computer programming language.