On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Jenn V. wrote:
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> Cat wrote:
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> > Ah, but I (as a 23-year-old who was in eighth grade in the late 80's)
> > remember very well a choice between taking shop or taking home ec.
>
> You had a choice? Wow. We didn't. Home ec it was, if you had
> inward-pointing genitalia. Shop if it pointed out.
>
Wow -- so there has been progress! ;-)
To me, that experience was exactly the sort of thing that women are
talking about when they talk about the fact that even though
certain opportunities seem to exist, in a significant way they don't.
Sure, I was *allowed* to take shop, but *could* I? Not at that age,
that's for sure, and if I hadn't had pretty much positive experiences
since then (as I expressed in my earlier e-mail), I certainly would have
given up. And think about it -- my guidance counselor certainly knew what
would happen. He probably was honestly thinking of my own good when he
asked me if I was sure. But that didn't make him march down to the
teacher and tell him to act in an accepting manner to his female students,
did it? Wow, I really *am* riled about this!
_Cat
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