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Furious George, maybe there wasnt' much choice in what many women have done. It wasnt' all that long ago that women couldn't have certain jobs or study certian things in college. If they were allowed college, they often were denied denied degrees. As late as the 1960s in some states, women were not allowed to make financial decisions on their own, so, they couldn't attend college without their father opr husband's permission and financing. They coudn't get loans without a male cosigner. This sexist attitude effects the person socially, familially and individual. How likely is someone to educate theselves independantly if they are fighting against all of this or if they have been raised to belief that this is how things are, just accept it. So, I really think that the prior generations' lack of educated women was more as a result of sexism than the attitude your mothers and some others may have. The gap is closing with every generation. Do I even need to bring up childbaring, childrearing and poverty as reasons for women having a delayed or subpar education?

<blockquote data-quote="hokeshel" data-source="post: 48210" data-attributes="member: 1278"><p>Furious George, maybe there wasnt&#039; much choice in what many women have done. It wasnt&#039; all that long ago that women couldn&#039;t have certain jobs or study certian things in college. If they were allowed college, they often were denied denied degrees. As late as the 1960s in some states, women were not allowed to make financial decisions on their own, so, they couldn&#039;t attend college without their father opr husband&#039;s permission and financing. They coudn&#039;t get loans without a male cosigner. This sexist attitude effects the person socially, familially and individual. How likely is someone to educate theselves independantly if they are fighting against all of this or if they have been raised to belief that this is how things are, just accept it. So, I really think that the prior generations&#039; lack of educated women was more as a result of sexism than the attitude your mothers and some others may have. The gap is closing with every generation. Do I even need to bring up childbaring, childrearing and poverty as reasons for women having a delayed or subpar education?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="hokeshel, post: 48210, member: 1278"] Furious George, maybe there wasnt' much choice in what many women have done. It wasnt' all that long ago that women couldn't have certain jobs or study certian things in college. If they were allowed college, they often were denied denied degrees. As late as the 1960s in some states, women were not allowed to make financial decisions on their own, so, they couldn't attend college without their father opr husband's permission and financing. They coudn't get loans without a male cosigner. This sexist attitude effects the person socially, familially and individual. How likely is someone to educate theselves independantly if they are fighting against all of this or if they have been raised to belief that this is how things are, just accept it. So, I really think that the prior generations' lack of educated women was more as a result of sexism than the attitude your mothers and some others may have. The gap is closing with every generation. Do I even need to bring up childbaring, childrearing and poverty as reasons for women having a delayed or subpar education? [/QUOTE]

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