Your categorization of math, logic and programming as "girly" is hilarious.

When I grew up those were the very definition of "not girly". Our math and comp sci faculties at uni would bend over backwards for any of the girl students.

I would agree though that academics in general were "not manly" and at school at least streams of "academic" or "sporty" existed. For boys anyway.

For the girls (less fascinated by sports) the top sporties were often top academics as well.

History has shown that being academic is always better than sporty (if you gave to pick one.) The "status" given to sports is often an acknowledgment that it's a poor financial path, but we can offer "status" instead.

Yes, sports metaphors can be amusing, but its the winners we're smiling at.