:) Again, and I won't take the time to count the times, I repeated that boys get interested in the technical topics that are "around them" and appear to be imp

:) Again, and I won't take the time to count the times, I repeated that boys get interested in the technical topics that are "around them" and appear to be important and wrote: I read it. You are totally wrong. (how many times do I have to say that ;)) Hence my suggestion for you to try and observe this apparent phenomena. Bottom line is; you will struggle to. I grew up with my Dad in the RAF; but have absolutely zero interest in planes. I could cite similar examples ad-infinitum. I honestly challenge you to find teenage boys that have an absorbing interest in the technical aspects of their dad's job - sure, you will fine some, but a minority. It's as plain as the difference between boys with short hair and girls with long hair. If you can't see this, then you are obtuse about society and women. Is this also down to genetics (random irony; I have longer hair than most of the girls I know :))? Or do you think it might be to do with social/historical situation? Even the series of Legally Blond of chick-flicks... Seriously? You are using a film to demonstrate your point? Seeing as that film series is a classic example of female stereotype it probably says much that you see a general point in it. Neglecting what I'm saying will bring large risks in dealing with human females, especially in the US now. I think I am doing ok :) but thanks for the concern. Basically; your claims about women being genetically pre-disposed against technical topics (and towards "caring/sharing" careers) is, despite the bluster on other tangential topics and terrible examples, complete crap and not something you could begin to support with reasonable evidence. To return to the original point: the barriers to women in technology are almost all social and psychological, not genetic. And all the guff about women being like this and that seems representative of reading some pop psychology without going any further (I recommend reading something good on social interaction, one that looks at the similarities in gender groups)