> Fortunately, I have
> yet to encounter workplace situations that parallel ones like the time a
> fellow CS student told me I wouldn't succeed in the field because women
> don't have problem-solving skills. (This was in a conversation in which he
> was kindly explaining to me the differences in male and female abilities.)
Wow - you sat there and LISTENED to that? I think I would have been tempted
to do something violent, or at least extremely rude.
> Am I kidding myself if I'm telling myself
> that I can do anything men can do?
No. As far as I can tell, there may be a difference in average aptitude for
men and women in certain areas (due to socialization, biology, or whatever),
but that doesn't say anything about what a particular individual is capable
of.
Deidre Calarco
Robert Darvas Associates
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