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We know very little about these things. You are begging the question. Assuming every difference in outcome is the result of discrimination or perverse socialization until proven otherwise is not a rational mindset, though it seems to be the prevailing one.



Actually we know enough to know that assuming that discrimination and perverse socialization is at least part of the cause is totally rational.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicit_Association_Test




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