Never thought of it that way before. Does highlight the absurdity of current situation. Nice example.

Statistics from the US on women being paid only 75% as much, on average as men, are of course BS. If you correct for all underlying real differences, and are comparing apples to apples for similar skills, similar backgrounds, similar job experience, etc the number is closer to 98% I believe. There are still some companies and types of jobs where sexism kicks in and does impact salary comparisons, but it is a rare exception. Not the norm that 75% suggests.

Interestingly, lots of reverse sexism or reverse discrimination in place these days if you are female vs male wanting to go into a STEM program in university. For similar grades, SAT scores, outside school experiences, etc. all the top end STEM universities are providing scholarship offers and support for females that are far in excess of what comparable males get.

Is this fair? unfair? right or wrong? Lots of reasonable and different opinions on this topic.

One thing that seems completely obvious and shouldn't be subject to debate (but it is), is the observation that if the percentage of women graduating with STEM degrees is only 25% of total STEM graduating classes, it is going to be impossible for companies like Google, Apple, etc to fill 50% of their STEM jobs with women (assuming they are not forced to lower their hiring standards).