> most of the countries that observed fall within a range of 30%
That's huge
> If this were socially determined, we'd expect some countries to have 80-90% women in technology
That's assuming social pressures are randomly distributed. But we don't observe 50/50 split between patriarchy and matriarchy.
> Furthermore, what differences that are observed contradict the idea that rigid gender roles cause lower rates of women in tech
Maybe because it depends which gender roles are applied and not their rigidity?
The nerd/geek being an awkward boy with glasses troppe is specifically a western concept for example.
Women in Eastern Europe worked in factories side by side with men for generations.
Gender roles does not equal your concept of gender roles like women not liking/belonging/choosing not to be in tech.
That's huge
> If this were socially determined, we'd expect some countries to have 80-90% women in technology
That's assuming social pressures are randomly distributed. But we don't observe 50/50 split between patriarchy and matriarchy.
> Furthermore, what differences that are observed contradict the idea that rigid gender roles cause lower rates of women in tech
Maybe because it depends which gender roles are applied and not their rigidity?
The nerd/geek being an awkward boy with glasses troppe is specifically a western concept for example.
Women in Eastern Europe worked in factories side by side with men for generations.
Gender roles does not equal your concept of gender roles like women not liking/belonging/choosing not to be in tech.