My natural abilities are better than yours

What year is this? 1950? It was reported yesterday that the president of Harvard University said that women lack "natural abilities" at some fields, particularly math and science.

Now, to be fair, I think it's too soon to tell and it is possible that on average women don't do as well in these fields. However, at this point women are still struggling against discrimination and societal expectations, which remain pervasive enough to account for the lack of women in these fields. The number of women in math and physics has been steadily increasing and until it levels out I don't think it's possible to say which gender is "naturally" better. Furthermore, the fact that there are many women in math and science, who do extremely well in their fields, proves that whatever the "average ability" of each gender, many women do possess these natural abilities. Claiming that "women" in general lack these abilities is just ridiculous and can be easily disproven. In 100 years or so we can come back to the question of the average abilities of each gender, but for now it's just too soon to know.

But, if it will help any, I'd be happy to challenge the Harvard President to a contest of differential equations. And I think I'd win-- even if I am just a girl.