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Gender-Typed Occupations

Gender-Typed Occupations
A fourth grade teacher probes a question asked by many teachers before: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" One little girl responds cheerfully, "I want to be a teacher!" "So do I" chimes in another girl. The trend continues with six other girls. When one boy by the name of Ryan raises his hand and firmly states "I want to be a teacher, too!" the class begins to snicker. "Boys are supposed to be athletes or firemen, not teachers," a student harshly replied. A very embarrassed Ryan sits in his seat and listens as other young boys exclaim their desire to be football players, policemen and pilots. Ryan grows up to be a successful businessman, but still feels a void in his life. The emptiness in his life could have been filled, if only he would have ignored the snickers many years ago.
This scenario has occurred for thousands of young boys who had a passion for teaching, yet gave up on their dream because based on society rules, only women can......


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