Why is astronomy seemingly so male-dominated?

I'm curious. Why does astronomy seem to be largely a male pursuit? Mind you, I'm drawing my conclusions based on two personal observations (which hardly qualify as empirical). 1 : the people posting to these boards seem to be almost exclusively male (with a few exceptions). 2 : the visible ranks of professional astronomers/cosmologists also seem to be heavily skewed towards the XY.
I have never been to a Star Party, so I don't know how many members of the fairer sex are generally present.

I think most things that are more scientific minded attract men more than women.

Mike

Interesting... I'll ask the club President (ASNH/Yale) when I see her at next week's meeting! )


Paul

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