[badwulf]

> Yes, because each one of us is an island, and we're not influenced by society at all as it is.

You know what else we are influenced by? Biological traits, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_dimorphism

Did you think about what if she would have a happier life as a ballerina than an astronaut?

There is also the fact that those who truly want something will go get it despite the headwinds.

[true_religion]

Unfortunately, most people do not truly want one profession to the exclusion of all hardship and discouragement.

Rather peoples inclinations are varied and weak, so a society that discourages women from entering science will find more than half of women who had a weak inclination to science will simply choose the next-equal profession they were inclined to.