I see that you said "compete". Testosterone has effects on competition, so there could still be bias there.
Competitions are overrepresented by people who think they can win. We are taught that confidence and overconfidence skews male.
Competitions are overrepresented by people who think they can win. We are taught that confidence and overconfidence skews male.
Oh. And that would be a biological, innate difference in behaviour between men and women, wouldn't it?
And even if women are as good as men at maths or computer programming- which wouldn't surprise me much- can't they be just less interested in it, just in the same way they're less interested (as you seem to imply) in competition?
And could I be as good as the average woman in teaching or as a nurse? Possible. Am I interested in it? No.
I wasn't taking a position on the debate either, just pointing out that specific argument could be problematic.
Regardless, I'm opposed to affirmative action for many other reasons anyway.