unless you assume that the “system” gains and loses at the same rates for boys and girls–which is very much not clear.
There would have to be a significant difference to balance out the natural numbers.
And the anecdotal evidence could have myriads of other reasons, as I and others have expounded on this forum.
They could make it worse, but it wouldn’t lessen the need to close the gap one iota.
Look, bima klop or aguda convention speech, the roshei yeshiva are not lining up behind him on this.
I think I gave some very good reasons. Also, they certainly haven’t spoken against him; I would think they could have convinced him not to take this public.