As @himinlomax said in countries where career paths are easier to follow for women, like in Scandinavia, they chose other lines of work that are less taxing on

As @himinlomax said in countries where career paths are easier to follow for women, like in Scandinavia, they chose other lines of work that are less taxing on personal and family time and more rewarding economically (per hour worked) such as law, economy, education, politics (city counselor, consultant for the government etc etc). It seems that STEM is an escape route for women that can't find other ways to emerge or advance their careers,but it's not preferable if they can have a choice. https://www.thejournal.ie/gender-equality-countries-stem-girls-3848156-Feb2018/ https://www.thejournal.ie/gender-equality-countries-stem-gir...