Averages say nothing about individuals. Do you avoid hiring black people due to higher criminal background rates in the US? If the pressure in the US is on ave

Averages say nothing about individuals. Do you avoid hiring black people due to higher criminal background rates in the US? If the pressure in the US is on average higher for males to focus on career, then that will influence overall percentages in top competitive careers. It doesn't at all imply that the women in the top are unqualified, it just explaining why they make up a smaller percentage. Talking about averages is not "softer language". It's not related to making generalizations at all.