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by TimeForThis 5812 days ago
In my all-girls school we didn't have technical drawing, woodwork, etc. In my brother's all-boys school they did. Gender stereotypes in culture take generations to work themselves out - that's not a problem, but what is a problem is when people make assumptions about aptitude based on current social expectations and situations and act on those to the detriment of some people and ultimately many more.