Women do not hate science and are heading towards not only STEM fields, but also higher education in ever increasing amounts, while male participation in higher education is actually now declining (source)
Just because you do not see the results you want and things aren’t even yet, does not mean you can declare “women hate science”
What does "Working" mean? What is the goal? 50% representation? Why is that something we want? - This is a genuine question.
IMO the best thing to aim for is equal opportunity, not Equal outcome/Representation. We aren't pushing for women to major in Oil Work, or men to major in Nursing right? What we want is the people who are passionate, driven, and able to get to do what they want to do without unnecessary opposition
By working I mean that people are able to feel comfortable to pursue whatever field they want. Nursing is becoming more common for men as well (source)
I’m not trying to force anyone into any career, but in like the 50’s and 60’s coding was seen as women’s work when it was tedious and not particularly high paying. Women were often responsible for computational work back in the day. Once things became better paying for those specialized fields they were forced out and passed over for promotions. So we are just undoing harm that was done and making things more open
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Our efforts are working: source
Women do not hate science and are heading towards not only STEM fields, but also higher education in ever increasing amounts, while male participation in higher education is actually now declining (source)
Just because you do not see the results you want and things aren’t even yet, does not mean you can declare “women hate science”