2. They are often brought up differently to boys and are not encouraged towards mechanical things.
that was the point that i picked up on and personally, had experience of when I was growing up.
I stated that I agreed with you and the point that women simply do not want to get into this career and I expanded on why i believe that too.
Maybe I just did not make myself clear.
I am considerably younger than you and left the school system a few years ago. I attended a convent school in Ireland...so, yes it was a considerably backward school in many respects!!