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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
If that means implicitly acknowledging that society in general seems to make unnecessary distinctions between boys and girls, so be it. Just leave those distinctions in the background and don't give them undue attention. They aren't a law of nature; they are a feature of the culture. If absolutely everybody acts as if they do not exist, eventually they won't.
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This was what I was concerned about. The engineering community pressuring (for want of a better term) women to go into engineering the same way they have traditionally been pressured away from it. Is it better to steer someone away from a career they might like or into a career they might not like? To me they are two sides of the same coin and neither side is very good.
For reference, I do think that we have a stereotype to change. I do think we need more women in engineering but I have some concerns about pressuring anyone to do something they may not enjoy.