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   , David   
   Friedman  writes   
   >In article <8Upl$eJZbYMJFwZx@baradel.demon.co.uk>,   
   > Helen Hall  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> You don't think the fact that women have only had anything remotely   
   >> approaching equality of educational opportunities for the past, say, 30   
   >> years isn't a factor?   
   >   
   >I'm sure it's a factor. That doesn't tell us how much of the result it   
   >explains. At present, there are some fields, including high paid ones   
   >such as lawyers, where the number of women and men coming in is roughly   
   >equal, others, such as mathematicians and physicists, where there is a   
   >very large discrepency. I don't think educational opportunities can   
   >explain that, although there might be other environmental explanations.   
   >   
   As I said in another post, TV is one. Where is the TV drama that shows   
   mathematicians and physicists as cool, sexy and earning lots of money?   
      
   If you're going to study something hard, a lot of people want a tangible   
   reward for doing it.   
      
   Helen   
      
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