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> I claim it's largely because they find working with people more interesting than working with machines. Well two in particular went into pathology and radiol
by cloverich 7y ago
> I claim it's largely because they find working with people more interesting than working with machines.
Well two in particular went into pathology and radiology, so its definitely not the social aspect (they don't regularly deal with patients). Also, what do you claim of the equal number of men who go into law and medicine?
> Your daughters being interested in "traditionally female" things might just be because they're female,
They aren't interested in much of anything yet -- they are 6 months and 2 years old.
- BurningFrog 7y agoWomen are now a small but growing majority of both law and medical students: https://www.enjuris.com/students/law-school-female-enrollment-2018.html https://www.enjuris.com/students/law-school-female-enrollmen... https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/12/19/women-are-majority-new-medical-students https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/12/19/women-a... Breaking down the medical fields by gender distribution also follows expected patterns: https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-students/specialty-profiles/these-medical-specialties-have-biggest-gender-imbalances https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-students/specialty-profil... I'm not saying these facts proves anything in particular, but they're good to be aware of.