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I don't understand the competition argument. Technology is competitive? Somehow I've missed that throughout my career.

I'm also not sure about the maths argument. Anyone got the stats for accountants? There are more women, I think?

When I started in this industry, almost all the IT specialists had come straight from the accounting department. And the sexes were split 50/50. But even then it was very obvious that the next, university trained, generation were predominantly male.

This post has failed to convince me that the issue is anything other than cultural - from the earliest age. By the time we're thinking about careers, there are so many barriers against women that the effect seen is inevitable.