>For women, youth is an advantage in dating. For men, the opposite, which both supports and demands career success. IMO this is probably the biggest reason for

>For women, youth is an advantage in dating. For men, the opposite, which both supports and demands career success. IMO this is probably the biggest reason for the under-representation of women as CEOs/engineers/etc. You don't have to make a lot of money as a female to attract a mate, but you're sure as hell going to have a hard time with that if you're a male.