More of where I'm coming from

Here is where I'm coming from. I was the only female in my ActionScript class of about 10. I have been the only female at a motion graphics user group out of about 25 people once or twice. The only female at a meeting about animation. I've been the only female at production software demos out of about 25 audience members a few times. I was one of three female TV photojournalists in a town where I had seen at least 30 guys shooting. I have been on a technical support contract before where there were only three women and about 40 men. I currently work in a company where I'm the only woman. The Avid User group list is currently the registered users, but when it was a word of mouth list you opt in to, there were about 4 women and over 90 guys. And I see WAY more successful male editors than women in the big post houses.

I'm puzzled more than anything.

Some of you are basically saying that quality, hard work, and talent rises to the top. I think it is more complicated than that. Sorry, but men are not so much more talented and intelligent than women on the whole enough to bring about those numbers. I don't think there is only one reason. And I think women's choices and typical qualities in demeanor are as big a factor as men's.