I personally do not think that men are more predisposed for math and science. Yes I know the statistics show that more men are in the math and science fields, but I think that women have just as much capacity and ability to as men do. However, I feel that with societies pressures and norms, more women don't tend to go towards the science and math career fields because they will be looked at as sort of an "outcast" or a deviant from the norm.
I feel that women are as capable as men to do careers dealing with math and science. For instance, I know a few women who are chemistry or biology or even biochemistry majors, they are very intelligent women who I believe will go a long ways in their career aspirations. But we all can say we have done it, when we talk to somebody or ask them what their major is and if they are a female and say biochemistry, we think wow, are you crazy. But truthfully, we are the crazy ones for even having that thought in our heads. women can do just as much as men and I think any woman who wants to be a biochemist or a rocket scientist should. It is just sad that women tend to shy away from those fields because of the norms, and the same goes for men, they tend to shy away from the women professions like nursing, secretariat work etc.
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