Even if the percentage of women in STEM has gone up do you disagree with the assertion that: "Women on average are more interested to work with people than men"?
I believe that while societal factors have contributed to women pursuing specific career paths, if one was to factor that out or course-correct in some way you'd still see less women in engineering due to their preferences.
Is it wrong to feel like on average men and women are different in their preferences? This is not to say that there are not men who exhibit traditionally female preferences and vice versa. If we could undo the last 2000 years of societal programming (and run a new experiment) I think we'd see different preferences in men and women then we see today, but I seriously doubt you'd see 50/50 engagement across the board because men and women are distinct - although they certainly share a common set of attributes.
I believe that while societal factors have contributed to women pursuing specific career paths, if one was to factor that out or course-correct in some way you'd still see less women in engineering due to their preferences.
Is it wrong to feel like on average men and women are different in their preferences? This is not to say that there are not men who exhibit traditionally female preferences and vice versa. If we could undo the last 2000 years of societal programming (and run a new experiment) I think we'd see different preferences in men and women then we see today, but I seriously doubt you'd see 50/50 engagement across the board because men and women are distinct - although they certainly share a common set of attributes.