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T h i - purcuntiijit- of Nsiinnri s o i-iiip!ij\i.d s h o u l d s m v l y at k-.isr. rcinuiri 0)11s t . r n . W h a t is prk-M-niiiiu IMHIIL'II w i t h u n u s u a l a p t i t i i d c s in m.itlirni.iiits a n d s i i i - n a : I r u m t D i i s i i k r i n ^ c-ngint.-i.rin.n as a i-iiM-r' A i c thi- a ^ i - o l d p r c j u i i i a . - .m.iinst wnniL-n in a n y t; pi ul profi-ssinnal u n v r stil) tii-i-pl) inj;raini.:d in o u r < ii!tu>-t-.' l l o r i a r c ^oirn.- L-xampIi-s f r c o u c n t l v i-ncountind. / ' r i ' m ' . ' i n J'lJ I'acti a d d i t i o n a l ^ii"..'i! n i . m ' v . r n ! ^niiii'ii ^.-.u"-..^^ ir: m a t h c maru.-. p h i s i , - . .li.ii s h i i n i - i n w h o m i g h t ' n i . i m i n i m i c a l i i n p l o i e c * . 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(.miip.i-.;, ''i-tTiii'> UIMI .. . ••-•.:!.(.. r- .iiu 1 v-dipio-i - a l prLiiMl tyi « n i i i i > : wiiii i <•;.ill.-. • :•!.: i u l i . ^ Ci1' i w h u m pLrtiirtii .:• u . -.1 • t-:~^ii • .i-s-TM: L: r . - i ~ ..i A . r l s . I'I h-_-i li.u'iirii ;lo n i ' l in. ii'di' • • : ' u : n n T i : ; ( ; .•!•! • ••: .ij'pri'Xim.iti- ii.iiior ci j - i i i v r " • I i-siliiati'in".' i.'iipli>;. • • MSI'I • ii^itiuorinii I hitif it--. MMIIIII r i t i M l i u l i - i . .-..•Ii-' . . I K ! ii.;-i-ir I H ; : M . . I I - i-- "S|"H). -ih<i« i u ^ ill a niii\ fi^-M:! mil.- pi r i i i . t .'.it -^'ii-.in. T h u s iiui 11114r n i-uiiinj: t i t i i r i - ]•.•-. 1 - ri -111 i n i ii: .1 •. n tiilajiL- lv*^ t h . u . t l v ,ivir-,! ; ! I -• .i-.,-r.i^i I'IU ! " ; . i ) . .\ -.ii;. 111-.1. Ii -li^li.-' pi-rn-:ii.:Li >•! wimii-n .in- lu-ii<^ i r . i n . i i i-i -i;:ii.:i- . ! ' i : ii i h :•< >ii .;;> ::- s i i M t i l\n*-si.i. I'ulcimi. .1 :i<! (./•.•. Iiii'-li.'..!ki.1. I ' . 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( i i ' t a i pri-i-i.!.- 1- iTiii.;;ni In h u r n n a l l -t:ii!i-n'- w h o ^ I O W pri-ini-.mi; siit-i-iimi a p i m : d i J - . si/ liu-v m.i;.- n u i ht- : i w i i n-.iuh ilnwci- or prufL-s-iion. I h i - ! . N . survu> alsu ri.-walud 1 h:il in .">'i of tin •!<) (.oiinrrii". i m i i v r n i - c l . u o n u n 1 n.ui•in-i I'!.-.-- « n ! i p n iiulin- .tinI i)ji|Misitiiiii in si-i-kiiif; t:11 • p i n ; UK .1. iiui trr.il 111.1i:\ 1 iiiiiitrii-s l u v t : hin'ii-'l" pii'.i:iitaj;-s .11 \.ij.'iii-.' .1111111:1: 'h-.ir i-n^int'L-rs t h a n ihi- I : i i l n l ^ • . ^ l l -.. ]. Wnini.-:: a r c inlKTt-ntly U-ss intullifii-iK t h a n nii-n a n d .•"•c ii-mpi r.ii)iL-ntall\ iiii.suiti.-d f o r a n y p r u t i - s - i o n a l <.irvi-r, h c n i i : t o n i:ino!I.nj.il a n d iiiia.i;in.iti\.-." 'I'm* in>.ir> d')i, r iiia m u n m a n s m i . n t a t inf-.-riority h a s In;'.;; hi-i-p. (.xplodi'il. As t o r [i-mpi.-rarr.i-nt. rh-.1 w o m a n w h o i-. hi'ijhh i m o - i o i . t l is n o t iikilv ro In.- inti.-risti:d in sfii.-in.-i: ()>• L-nj^iPii-riiiji. O n '.hi- n l l n . r h a n d , imaj-zinatioii, i n wonii-11 as w«.-Jl ..s in n u n , UIIL-II w i n h i n i - t l w i t h iiuick p o r i v p i i i m a n d ral:nr".'i iiid.yim.nl. is thi- v c r i ISSLTHV of i'rL':iti\ii\ in a n y lii-hi. .!. "WiT.ii-n arc physicallj unsuitcd t o •.-ngiiiucrini; w o r k . " '• h i s idi-.i niii:hl h-iM.- IH-I-II ^«i 11 tl a toupli." of fji:!i•.-r.itions .ifjo \i hi-n t h e k i n s h i p l i c t w u n -.•n-kinv-.-rs a n d skilh-d nii-(.liai'..'i.s w a s v-.-r\ tlo-i-. Today, a p p a r u r u l j , ihc iiti:'l : (.\ pari-uts. a n d i-ii-n MMIU di^finc-r-i h a i c >vt if; ri-.ils/i.- that ' must pri.'k-ssion.il viiKiiict-rin^ j o h - .tri- a c i o n i p l i - h . d .it a di.sk .i,.d rcijuiri. n o m o r e e x e r t i o n ill.") w i i l d injj thi- Miinpas- 1 iid -Ink- lull-."s. " I i : r n u \ i-f .>i w n n u n rL-chniiai i - m p i o y c r s is k r e a u r tli.i.-i that of iiu :i. W o n i i - n ie.i>e t h i i r jobs for m a r r i a g e a-:ii 1 hiiii lii.arinj?. I.r'i Ji-tii y t i n r e f o n . , d e m a n d s that pref1T1 i i u ..'.il p n n i i i . t ' o n lie p u ' i i 10 1111.11." > 1.1 ,1 m a n a p e im-".[ i-\i (tin.>- of "ope u l u u r !.ir-ii.r i n r p o r j c i o i i s ' ' s t a t e d thai an', . i i ^ a n i / a r i o i 1 i i t e d - a ho^i of -.iHiiif! e n g i n e e r s , m a l e arui ieiiia!.-. 'I h e l a t t e r , d u r i n g tiio'-i.' c a r l e years he.'iirv t h e i r h o m e iluties t a i l tin 111 a w a y i r o i n i n d u s t r y , iiiulii I ' l T l n n r . 1 iiia-^nitiient s i . r \ i i e . In l.iier years [he> i n i i h i ret 1 .-n .ii'.i . m i n i p . T t o r n i a s i - r \ u e . \ \ h i d o n ' t t h e ) d o i i ' - ' i::d l.enp.iid H. Kiiulall o! t n e U . i i i h c o n \ f a u u f.ii-turitm ( 1.nip.::-.;,. w h i c h e n i p l u i s s2 w o m e n e n g i n e e r s . JIOMIILII O..I. at .1 l O i i i i - r c i . e o n Lilui'atior. of p i r l s t o r '.arei •- i " s i i i P i e .11.d e n - i i n i i r u i y . , that women are IIK M.ifiii'i"'. itre.iti.si u m a p p e d r e s e r i e nf h r a i n p o w e r s m t e t h e y .i:• limit i n r rno-t ui t h e i w o - i l i i r d - ol t h e n a t i o n ' s r o p l u a i n p o . n r tii.u I-. iu» .11 p - i - c : i ! r e e e i i ipj; l o l h u i t r a i n i n g . ' 1. I n u ' i i e e r s ri si IU w o m e n a> c o p r o f e s s i o n a l w o r k e r s a m ! iii.'.ii.iiteiiie:.! .'ears that e n i p i o w s 1 o h e s i i e n e s s ' is d e s t r o y e d h i :iitr.ii!utiiit: w o m i n i-n^iuei r s . " "Ihis is ,1 si.ecpine. s i i u m e m tor which n o sui'stantiai evidence a p p i a r s n i r i n •;.•-.•- h e e n of'/cred. I : : i i i n d u a l cases, proh,i!>Ij anixi.ft till o l d e r f e n e r a t i o n , c m d o n h t l e s s I>e f o u n d . O n i he- o t h e r h i n d , n u n i e r o i i s cases of d ' s s a i i s h i c t i o n a n d •.limit*, w h u h t h r e a t e n c o h e s i i e i i i - s a n i o n s a l l - m a l e etsgii.eerin'.', ,:;.-.iups i a n readily hi. 1 i'.ed. v 'A m a r i i i . d p r o f e s s i o n a l w o m a i i is likely t o c o m p e t e with, lu-r hu*-h.ind a m i t h u s up-.ct t h e p r e s c r i h e i i i d e n t i t y of :iu fann'Ii s.ii.i.tl s t a t u s . " I:- t h e lirsi place, if a w o m a n is t e m p e r a m e n t a l l y conip i i i i i \ e , s h e vs ill l o r n p e t e . w h e t h e r o n a p r o f e s s i o n a l basis o r s o m e otli.-i-. In t h e s e c o n d p ! : u e . t h e " p r e s c r i b e d i d e n t i c " is alri'.id-. hen-.*; u|)s..-i isi t h e c h a n g i n i * a l i o i e r p u i t e r n . l.oiiiiuticJ '-u fijgt >.?• \ \ !i:t. i h t |.ii|iLil.u:i '. i-.i .In- I niti-il St.iii-s ii.is d u n hi. d n.11 .'''iiu. thi niiini'i • ••! siii'iin.s'-'.ipil i-'ifjiiicir-. Ii.is in-
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