Addendum: if it's true that there are vastly more male scientists than female scientists, then it seems extremely likely that more work has been stolen from mal

Addendum: if it's true that there are vastly more male scientists than female scientists, then it seems extremely likely that more work has been stolen from male scientists than from female scientists (odds per individual are of course unaffected). The same applies to promotions. For every story of a woman who was not promoted in IT, there are probably 20 untold stories of men who were not promoted in IT. Simply because much more men than women work in IT, and only few can be promoted. I just question the whole approach of arguing with anecdotes.