It's definitely an awkward situation.

The problem is, people tend to work on the assumption that biology has nothing to do with a person's interests, and therefore future career. I remember seeing a documentary which brought up the issue of a certain paradox in Norway, a country that has strived for gender equality for some time now. However, there are now even less female engineers and male nurses than in previous years, with those numbers falling. However, in third world countries where gender equality is definitely a huge issue, there is comparatively a higher percentage of women in technology related fields.

The conclusion was that in third world countries, the desire to make money and pull themselves up the socio-economic ladder was a huge motivation, where in western society men and women are "more free" to choose any career path that interests them. Unfortunately, those interests are heavily influenced by biology.

I'm currently on mobile, so I can't post too many links. Here's a link to a little write-up about the documentary. Hopefully you can navigate your way to the full thing.