When we talk about sexism in the workplace people will often say "it's a pipeline problem" -- we don't see women leaders because there aren't enough women juniors to apply for those positions.

> women are more involved with healthcare than men – accounting for 77% of NHS employees

Why are women under-represented in senior leadership positions in the NHS?

I don't know, but the original topic was whether women are actively discouraged from studying technology and pushed towards other fields by high school educators. There seems to be some evidence girls and women are picking other fields over technology due to their personal interests and talents.

The question of men disproportionately filling higher level roles within organizations is a separate question, and seems to affect other industries in addition to technology.