Doesn lack of identical representation in all fields imply that someone is attempting to prevent womens participation? Why aren women found equally in all fields?
Lack of identical representation of men and women in all fields may be caused by a number of factors, of which intentional exclusion is only one possibility. Unequal representation might instead indicate that fewer women than men are interested in a given field or that fewer women than men are economically competitive or qualified in a given field. By the same token, there are a number of fields in which men are in the minority. There aren’t a lot of male quilters or midwives, for example. Again unequal representation in these fields does not necessarily indicate that someone is trying to prevent men’s participation. Given the diversity of professions, hobbies, etc. to choose from, there simply isn’t a blanket answer for why women and men do not always participate in equal numbers in all fields.
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