Important to point out, again, that these are TENDENCIES (as you said) and averages. Too many people misunderstand that point. Outliers on the "tail" of a bell curve are no less women, no less men...
53 nations. The real issue is the devaluation ($ and otherwise) of "people jobs." Why do we reify traditional male pursuits & consider women's choices (on average, i.e., NOT EVERYONE) for more people-oriented work to be somehow inferior? Think about it.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23179757_Sex_Differences_in_Personality_Traits_and_Gender-Related_Occupational_Preferences_across_53_Nations_Testing_Evolutionary_and_Social-Environmental_Theories …