The lack of women and girls in STEM and high paying jobs like business is no secret. In fact, men make up the majority of people pursing those subjects. However, the fact that people blame it on sexism and men is just horrible. No one ever blames females for that. Just because they make up the majority of collegians doesn't mean they will earn more after leaving. They may have more degrees but what degrees? There's different ones with different values. There's a lot of women in art for example. Statistically, 80% of students with lucrative degrees are men. So they earn more despite making up a minority. However, I really hate how people blame it on sexism. What if women are just not interested in those subjects? What if many of those women struggled at those subjects? There are many reasons. And it's not like they get ignored. There are many people advocating for getting more females in STEM for example. At my school, there was a program called "Stemstravaganza" like 2 months ago. There are programs to get more females in STEM so I'm sick of the echo chamber that women and girls face discrimination. No one is stopping them from getting into STEM. It's like they want to play victim and pull the sexism card when really it's more of a personal choice. Women are more represented in low paying jobs. For this same reason, men earn higher money. They work longer hours and higher paying jobs.