I submitted a similar article last week about how muslim countries punch above their weight on women in STEM. https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/11/the-stem

I submitted a similar article last week about how muslim countries punch above their weight on women in STEM. https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/11/the-stem-paradox-why-are-muslim-majority-countries-producing-so-many-female-engineers.html https://slate.com/human-interest/2017/11/the-stem-paradox-wh... The conclusion there was parental authoritarianism (especially dads) was a primary cause. My own family is part Muslim so I have direct experience. Every child must be an engineer or doctor. As the Atlantic article notes, women in the West have more freedom to NOT choose STEM.