The author of that famous memo was simply pointing out the “averages” or statistical trends among women, and clearly stated that his statements do not apply to every woman. Further, the author was NOT referring to the abilities of women, but rather their interests, e.g. that statistically women seem to be more interested in non-technical fields. That’s not to say that women are not good at technical careers, of course they are; the author’s main point was that the every disparity that we see shouldn’t immediately be put down to discrimination. Such as the disparity in the amount of men versus women in the fields of software engineering, he suggests several psychological and biological differences which he suggests likely leads to differences in interests in career path between genders. The author does NOT suggest that women shouldn’t be in technical fields, rather the author acknowledges the abilities of women in these fields. The author simply provides another explanation for the disparity in numbers in these fields, that isn’t just “discrimination” or “sexism”.
