It is true that women get fewer jobs in math-heavy STEM fields. But that’s only because fewer women apply for them. Those who do apply are generally more likely than men to be interviewed and more likely to get the job.

— Steve Stewart-Williams A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How Evolution Shaped the Minds of Men and Women (2026)

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