Your link is in Swedish? I assume that they're not talking about US statistics in it. Different cultures are going to have different cultural barriers to jobs;

Your link is in Swedish? I assume that they're not talking about US statistics in it. Different cultures are going to have different cultural barriers to jobs; there will be some overlap, but it's not going to be the same. In India, for instance, there are almost equal numbers of women and men in IT-related fields. There are other issues there, but that's one of the starkest examples I know of. There's a great US document here [1] that details a lot of the problem, at least here in the US. Nearly half of STEM occupations are computer related, and that's where women have some of the hardest time getting jobs (only 26.6% female). Another 32 percent are engineering occupations, where the numbers are even worse (only 13.2% female). Many of the jobs you listed aren't dominated by one gender; in your list, except for "nurse", most either are low paying or don't post a significant barrier to entry to men. More women want to be veterinarians? Good for them! I can't imagine being a male vet would encounter any cultural biases that would interfere with his ability to be comfortable in the job, so it's not equivalent. The word "veterinarian" or "vet" doesn't have a gender connotation for me (unlike "nurse", for instance), and while there may be more women at vet conferences than men, I don't see how that's a problem for them? Unless they're concerned about their perceived masculinity or something idiotic like that. I personally had no inclination at all to go into a medical or legal career; if I'd been born female, would it be OK for me to have been coerced into taking a lower-paying job, menial or otherwise, because of the harassment and bias present in STEM jobs? Computer-related jobs aren't the only option, but those are typically the options that are most accessible, in that they don't require a multi-year degree and professional certification. And yet computer related jobs are increasingly dominated by men for no valid reason; many of the jobs you enumerated are dominated by women because those are they jobs they can get. And if a woman does want to drive a truck or operate heavy machinery, that should be OK too. If that means that the guys need to not post centerfolds all over the office, or make derogatory jokes about women, so be it. Any hiring restrictions should be based purely on actual physical needs ("must be able to lift 70lbs." for instance). If you replace "Political Correctness" with "Treating Others With Respect," you get a better concept of what it is that matters about being "PC". Citing examples of professions that have a lot of women means nothing when the discussion is about specific domains (STEM in particular) that frequently exclude, or at least are not welcoming to, women. [1] http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-24.pdf http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-24.pdf