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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by moopling on Friday April 21, 2017 @08:35AM (#14164936)
Just because representation is better in one patrialchal society doesn't really say anything. There may for instance be competing factors, for instance financial (as you have literally just suggested).

This doesn't really give any evidence for or against the argument that women avoid stem because of conditioning.

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Re:Why is Russia so good at encouraging women into tech? by BrandonMarc on Friday April 21, 2017 @09:46AM (#14165528)
Indeed. It's an apples-to-oranges comparison. I'd be curious to know about other factors that are related to life choices and opportunities, such as:

... what's the social safety network like? Is there welfare? Are there government programs that will help with housing / food / healthcare for a single mom (working or not)? This absolutely influences things.

... what's the legal marital environment like? Are the laws regarding divorce more or less favorable to women in one place vs the other (property, child support, alimony, allowance of 'no-fault' divorces, burden of proof, etc)? This will also influence choices.

In both of these tangents, actual risk and perceived risk in various life choices is different based on the answer to those questions.

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