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5. My dad refused to help me go to college.

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 06:53 PM

Mar 2013

He said it was useless for women.

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The Problem With Mostly Male (and Mostly Female) Workplaces [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2013 OP

Complete misapprehension of the problem. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #1

Women have been trying to get into the trades for decades. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #2

Nothing you just said contradicts anything I said. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #4

My dad refused to help me go to college. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #5

My dad refused to send me to college too. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #8

There are still over 60% of women in the workplace without college degrees. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #9

That isn't true today. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #10

I'm looking at the BLS numbers from 2011 too, Jeff. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #11

Me too. I provided a link. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #12

I provided a link too. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #13

kicking, read this this am. good article. bench scientist Mar 2013 #3

Thanks bench. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #6

Women in Male-Dominated Industries and Occupations in U.S. and Canada Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #7

How Single-Sex Workplaces Are Feeding Rape Culture Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #14