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    I've been examining evolutionary psychology claims RE: dimorphism in male and female brains extruding into emotional disposition and career preferences. That women overwhelmingly go into fields with more human contact like medicine, as opposed to men, who tend to go into more mechanical subjects like engineering, could have an evolutionary explanation.

    I don't think any serious evolutionary psychologist discounts the role of culture or circumstances though. One strong example (often brought up by evolutionary psychologists) is that women in poorer countries like China, India and the Muslim world tend to have enormous participation in technology fields. A possible explanation might be that such careers offer a "get out of poverty card," the irony being that richer, more egalitarian societies would engender more segregated work places.
    Last edited by xerx; 07-16-2015 at 01:29 PM.

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