Frequently, their parents decide for them. As someone coming from Eastern Europe, that is sometimes the case, but it's not the biggest factor, which I believe

Frequently, their parents decide for them. As someone coming from Eastern Europe, that is sometimes the case, but it's not the biggest factor, which I believe is that life's harder there, and smart women chose whatever is going to give better income and job security. When women are free to chose whatever, because they believe their life will be fine regardless of whether they get that higher paying job in IT or that fun degree in Literature, they chose according to their real preference.