Men, women and ghosts in science

Some have a dream that one day, there will be equal numbers of men and women in all jobs, including those in scientific research. This dream is Utopian as it assumes that if all doors were opened and all discrimination ended, the different sexes would be professionally indistinguishable. The dream is sustained by a cult of political correctness that ignores the facts of life and thrives only because the human mind likes to bury experience as it builds beliefs. Here the author argues, men and women are born different. Yet even  scientists deny this, allowing identification of the 'best' candidates for jobs and promotions by subjecting men and women to the same tests. Since these tests favour predominantly male characteristics, such as self-confidence and aggression, more men are choosen and women are discouraged. Science would be better served if more opportunity and power was given to the gentle, the reflective and the creative individuals of both sexes. And if this was done, more women would be selected, more would choose to stay in science and more would get to the top.