I studied psychology at university, and was taught, if it matters, by a female lecturer about evolutionary differences between males and females about 5 years ago before all this came to light. So to just say because someone has a general view they are automatically ‘alt-right’ is a bit cras.
I may not have been explicit enough in stating that this doesn’t mean every man becomes a pilot and every woman becomes a health care professional however there are reasons why lots of men do maths (at school in my a level maths class of 18, 2 were ladies) and engineering and women more biological and healthcare degrees. I mean looking at the industry I work in, to be a qualified psychologist, a very nurturing and empathetic job, you need to apply for a doctorate. In 2016 82% of the applications were made by females with 18% males. Now why is this? Again, this isn’t a Jordan Peterson bandwagon argument, more what I was actually taught. Evolutionarily speaking Women on the whole are more nurturing because hundreds and thousands of years ago they tended to stay at home and raise offspring, while men went out as hunter gatherers. Over time this means they have developed more natural empathetic and caring skills than men and thus will be more suited to working in that environment. Again that doesn’t mean that every woman is like that but it illustrates why certain professions are dominated by certain genders.
Another theory that is worth a read is baron-Cohen’s (Not Sacha!) theory on autism and empathising vs systemising quotients. This shows why more men are diagnosed with autism than women and also goes some way to explaining why certain career avenues that involve more systematic ways of thinking eg engineering, aviation, maths etc... are more male dominated.
