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Anecdotal evidence, from, I’m guessing, an American am I right?
No, you're not correct.
Women are better academically than men, and more women are tertiary trained than men. Yet there aren't more women in STEM, why?
Because they are choosing not to go into STEM.
Again, the door is open.
Nope, I mentioned the huge range of initiatives enticing women into STEM, and job descriptions are easy to find. The data is all there for you to look at.
If you want to ignore my personal experience, be my guest.
Edit: There are plenty of contemporary STEM role models who are women:
Toby Hendy aka Tibees
Brooke Joseph
Jeri Ellsworth
Dr. Angela Collier
Why are they choosing not to go into STEM, I wonder...
I wondered this for a long time, especially because a lot of women study STEM in high school but don't continue with it.
Example:
Source: https://girlswhocode.com/about-us
I read a book that gave a reason I hadn't thought of. It was written by two girls who got into programming, and the reason they were hesitant to get into STEM was because they thought there wouldn't be any other women to work with. This is a fair reason, but shows a "chicken or egg" scenario that I hadn't considered before.
Book Source: Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done
So you’re American. Got it.
A lot of what they say applies to Europe as well.
In the EU, 48% of women completed tertiary education, compared to 37% of men. The disparity has a growing tendency.
Wrong again.