> Eastern Europe for one afaict doesn't discriminate against female intelligence. Former Eastern European here -- not sure I would single out Eastern Europe as

> Eastern Europe for one afaict doesn't discriminate against female intelligence. Former Eastern European here -- not sure I would single out Eastern Europe as being "better" in gender norms. How do you explain the Devushka phenomenon? http://www.carpetblog.typepad.com/carpetblogger/2006/07/devuskha_style.html http://www.carpetblog.typepad.com/carpetblogger/2006/07/devu... Going into STEM fields may anticorrelate with pursuing romantic interests -- but it doesn't imply that it correlates with intelligence/strength. I have encountered many more women with strong personalities who think for themselves among art students than among math grad students, for example. As a matter of fact, as a male, I am attracted to the "strong woman" type -- but paradoxically I find more women of that type among those who have liberal arts degrees. I believe this has something to do with engineering degrees being perceived as ones that "train you to be a corporate slave" rather than ones that strengthen your personality.