Women in Hard Sciences

It is surprising to me that some people believe that women are discouraged from pursuing an education in mathematics, science, or engineering. I have never heard that fact from any man or woman in my life. I have observed that there is more focus put on women to get an education than men, at least in computer science. A quarter of the flyers specific to programming are directed towards women, and none are directed solely towards men. The women that I have had the opportunity to live with and work around have generally been smarter and more dedicated than men. From my own experience, women choose to get an education specific to what will help them the most in the future or what they enjoy the most, and it is not because of what others tell them to study.