> That makes me suspect that there's some other factor at play. That gender preferences explain much of the STEM gender gap is worth reporting on, as the artic

> That makes me suspect that there's some other factor at play. That gender preferences explain much of the STEM gender gap is worth reporting on, as the article does, because it's not well known. That doesn't mean there aren't other factors, which of course there are. Susan Pinker even addresses the larger issue very specifically: > Q: Are these differences the result of biological or cultural differences? A: I think that both play a role. It’s simplistic and scientifically untrue to say it’s one or the other.