This is rather simplistic way to summarize the article. From the link you provided: > In this study, the percentage of girls who did excel in science or math w

This is rather simplistic way to summarize the article. From the link you provided: > In this study, the percentage of girls who did excel in science or math was still larger than the number of women who were graduating with STEM degrees. That means there’s something in even the most liberal societies that’s nudging women away from math and science, even when those are their best subjects. The women-in-STEM advocates could, for starters, focus their efforts on those would-be STEM stars. There are two takeaways for me: - If people do not feel economic pressure (the need to find a high paying job) they might follow a non-STEM passion (the article exemplifies this in the case of women, who usually are not expected to be the breadwinner) - Even in liberal societies (and I find it amusing that the US is taken as a beacon in this example) there is difference between "what percentage perform well in STEM" and "what percentage pursue STEM". It would be instructive to study why, not just assume why.