As so often while I was mostly talking about Islam/Quran, you and some others thought I was talking about (self-proclaimed) muslims and most people still seem to fail to see the difference.
I know some in Germany, one being my ex. She had an easy time getting a well paid job as a programmer although she never really programmed and studied something else (although she learns relatively fast and is dedicated to whatever she does). Her team-chief is female too and doesn't do/know any programming at all, just telling people what to do without insight in the actual job. They make a lot of money and indeed say, that sexism isn't a problem. Same goes for the other girls I know in these fields although they are always a minority due to the aforementioned lack of interest which directly benefits them as it makes getting a job in such fields easier for them because sex/gender actually matters (often more than skills).
Of course the USA seem to lag behind at a lot of things from what I gather.
Making international generalisations is always bound to fail but maybe it's just hard to imagine that the world is kind of big and diverse in a virtual space like this one where distance isn't an issue and regional distinctions aren't as apparent.
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