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> We would expect to see even lower rates of women in STEM. The data shows an inverse relationship between women gaining more rights and resources and women's representation in STEM

That's just disingenuous, we literally don't have that data to make any claims on it. You're the one which said you'd expect women participation rates to be randomised, as in some countries to have more women in STEM than men. I simply counterpointed with the fact that societies aren't randomised, they are all patriarchal on some level, that's why you never see more women in tech in any country.

> In fact, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic see the same or lower rates of women in technology than in the United States.

Oh, so your correlation that stricter gender roles and women getting into STEM is not true? Did you just prove yourself wrong?!

Also, Romania, Bulgaria and Russia have higher participation rates than the US...

It's almost like your alleged correlation is BS and random, even within similar countries and cultures.

> The "problem" is that men and women have difference interests, and this difference is largely universal across different societies.

You're literally reading an article claiming the opposite (with sources) mate. Did you read it?!

> But this influence only shifts the representation of women in tech by 10-15%.

That's like gigantic. It's almost parity in the workplace. How can you dismiss it?!

The small difference is explained by the difference in labour participation rates.

We already talked about this but it's like you didn't read my comment.

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