While I think the article is primarily a collection on anecdotes the number describing the issue are amazing: > Women make up 20% of engineering graduates, but

While I think the article is primarily a collection on anecdotes the number describing the issue are amazing: > Women make up 20% of engineering graduates, but it’s been estimated that nearly 40% of women who earn engineering degrees either quit or never enter the profession. Clearly, some elementary and high school reforms are working, but those at the college level are not. There is obviously a mismatch. I'm wondering however to what extent the issue is at the receiving engineering job market end and what can be attributed to the pushing school side? A lot positive can be said about scholarly achievements of women but we all know there always has been limited correlation of grades with any genders success in job. Maybe some women are directed towards engineering, succeeding initially when they are faced with school type exercises? Maybe the selection at university is tuned to be hard for men and works indirectly as a selection for other traits than math? In any case considering the magnitude of numbers I'd like to see a breakdown of where women exit. University, first year at job, 5 years and after first child. The article does not help here.