I agree completely. My rant was directed that way, not women in general. Most women I know do not regard this as a major issue. They have more important fish to fry.
“Most women I know do not regard this as a major issue. “
I couldn’t agree with you more.
I’m female. Thirty years ago, I earned a Chemistry degree. There were several of my female high school classmates that went on to college and earned degrees in biology, chemistry, engineering, etc. and went on to have wonderful careers, so I never saw myself as an isolated case.
Furthermore, in college, out of 14 chemistry majors that graduated in the same semester, 6 were female. Three wanted to go on to professional schools (pre-med and pharmacy), and three (myself included) wanted to get jobs in industry. We all got what we wanted — the applicants to med school got in and those of us that wanted to work had jobs lined up before we ever graduated.
There are no barriers if someone has the aptitude and is willing to work hard. Not 30 years ago, and certainly not now.
BTW, the guys did just as well. Out of the 8, the 7 that were pre-med, pre-dental, etc, ... all got in. The one that wanted to work in industry had a job lined up with a signing bonus before even beginning our final semester. The science programs at this university had the reputation of being rigorous, too (still do). No grading on curves.