The top sentence is followed by three full paragraphs you clipped out. Only then do we reach the bottom statement you've quoted, albeit in the source is preface

The top sentence is followed by three full paragraphs you clipped out. Only then do we reach the bottom statement you've quoted, albeit in the source is prefaced with the following: > Now, treating people as dichotomous sexes is exactly what many affirmative action policies do. As this is not my area of expertise, I can only offer my non-expert opinion on this issue, which is this: There have been (and likely will continue to be) many socio-structural barriers to women working in technological jobs. ...