@alberto Yeah, I guessed so by the title. Studies have been yielding the same results for years, but what I wanted to point out with my original post was the blatant sexism behind the idea that women need role models to be able to choose certain career paths, as if they were not smart, prepared or inform enough to choose the one that they like by themselves.

Can you imagine someone saying: “Most men don't choose to be kindergarten teachers because they don't know that they can be as good as women at that. They just need role models.”? To be honest, I'd feel insulted if someone did.