In the “Universal across all cultures… are we sure?” section, you refer to hypothetical non-innate explanations for gender differencies, but has their influence been tested? It seems like you’re grasping for straws when you’re making all this effort to find all kinds of explanations without measuring their actual impact. After skimming through your sources, the only one I found hard evidence for is on gender cues by mothers, but how do you know that they make any difference at all in the long run? It could be that after 14 months, some innate factors kick in and account for some gender differences — not all, but some.
EDIT: puberty immediately comes to mind. Many gays and lesbians recall how they preferred playing with oppositely gendered toys as children. Isn’t that evidence that some innate factors play a role?
The reason you should trust me is that I intend to cite evidence for my assertions with links to either primary or secondary peer reviewed literature
I thought the point of science is that we’re supposed to trust evidence, not people who intend to cite it. Just because you cite something doesn’t mean it adequately supports your conclusion.
EDIT: I actually don’t think that innate differences play a big role in software development and it’s really a pipeline and hiring discrimination issue in the US. That’s why I applaud efforts by the likes of Adam Savage to promote coding among black girls, for example. But you’re taking it too far.
