So - Just What ARE We Supposed to Do?


	So - Just What ARE We Supposed to Do?

book-mole

11-20-2007 2:58 AM

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news, gender, role models, failure

book-mole says:

The article is fascinating. And intensely frustrating, if you are a woman. It seems like we will never achieve equality. Ever.

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