>Your question is too general to be entirely true, but
>definitely in many fields of human activity male
>preponderance is noticeable. To a large extent it may be
>explained by historical reasons. The society being what it
>was just a short time ago (and still is in many countries.
>Just read what they write about Afganistan and Saudi
>Arabia), women did not have a chance to get education, not
>to mention a chance for advancement in science. It may
>appear rather surprising that under the circumstances some
>females managed to achieve fame and world renoun.
Mr. Alex - Why are you looking to find the lowest common denominator! when trying to argue why women are not represented in scientific communities of wetern world (open socities). What does Afganestan or Saudi Arabia have anything to do with this tragedy?!