I agree that I can't expect my children to necessarily follow in my footsteps, however the point I was attempting to make was that my daughters weren't interest

I agree that I can't expect my children to necessarily follow in my footsteps, however the point I was attempting to make was that my daughters weren't interested in maths and computing even after having been actively encouraged to take such an interest. (I have a son as well - he's studying Engineering at University). Meanwhile, you haven't addressed the data that the majority of subjects are female dominated. Psychology for example is 75% female, and yet men are three to seven times more likely to commit suicide than women - yet another gender imbalance that seems to get ignored. All my life I have heard demands that something must be done about any issue where men are in the majority, but at the same time a deafening silence when the reverse is true. A recent study has shown that when applying for tenure-track positions in university science departments that female candidates are now twice as likely to be chosen as equally qualified men. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/14/study-finds-surprisingly-that-women-are-favored-for-jobs-in-stem/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/1... That suggests that the current male dominance in STEM subjects is actually despite the same pro-female bias that we see elsewhere.