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> Yet somehow, programming is considered a woman's job throughout vast swathes of India. China is much closer to parity in engineering as well.

More women choose engineering when they have fewer career choices, because they take the freedoms they can get; Iran also has a high ratio of female engineers. In virtually all countries where women are free to choose any career, they largely don't choose engineering.



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