As Nash and Grossi have pointed out, as has Harvard University developmental psychologist Elizabeth Spelke, there is little evidence for a systemising advantage in young boys: a large body of research exploring infants’ understanding of objects and mechanical motion finds no advantage for males.35 As for the development of empathy, evidence of divergence is modest. Boys and girls develop an understanding of the mental states of others at a similar rate. But girls do have a small advantage, on average, in facial expression processing and, overall, studies find signs of greater affective empathy
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The important thing here is that *even if* there is a real difference in terms of empathising/systemising between men and women, it is really far too small to explain or justify the massive differences we see in women's representation in government and politics, their salaries, etc.
