Why?

This comment assumes that a balance of the sexes must exist in the industry for it to be properly fruitful/successful/valid. That's like saying we should have more women in the mining industry.

Having SOME women in the industry is essential, just like it is essential to have cross-gender input in many industries, but clearly 20% is enough for the industry as a whole to achieve it's present goals. If this were not so, there would be enormous pressure and incentive from the captains of industry and politics to improve the situation.

IMO, one of the main reasons women are not attracted to our industry is they are simply not interested. And why would they be? While women are perfectly capable of thinking logically, it is men who display this characteristic at a lower level of their thought processes.

Now, don't misread what I just said!

I'm not saying women can't do the job. Clearly, they can; and just as well as men! But for many women, their thinking patterns are predisposed another way. This is what brings a different perspective to any endeavor.

I am NOT saying that women are inferior thinkers;

Simply saying that we need more women in the industry is just not supportable by the facts; and that, I suspect, is why there is little intention other than lip service given to resolving the "problem".

Cheers