On top of that, women are underrepresented at the highest levels of most fields
Even with a truly even playing field, this will persist. The curve is simply flatter for men. Short of genetic reengineering, there will always be more men at the very highest and very lowest potentials. For example, males make up 60.8% of homeless people and 68.5% of CEOs.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/962171/share-homeless-pe....
https://www.zippia.com/chief-executive-officer-jobs/demograp...