Do women choose careers based on gender stereotypes?
Issue date: 5/1/09 Section: Features
By Caitlin O'Dell
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By Emily Hogan
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Women should actively encourage girls to be in jobs they want to be in, not just what's expected of them, a debater told the audience on Wednesday, Mar. 25 at the Great Gender Debate.
"Although we as women think we have come a long way, we haven't," said debater Destiny Moore, who along with five other female debaters discussed women and the majors they choose.
"We choose our career that we want, that we know will empower us," said Brittany Perry, arguing for the opposition.
The debate began with an introduction by GSC professors Michallene McDaniel and Allison Ainsworth, who decided on the topic of debate.
"Women make up more than 60 percent of GSC's campus enrollment," said Ainsworth.
Whitney Teal, GSC student and Sigma Chi Eta member, was the moderator.
The six debaters were GSC students Destiny Moore, Brittany Perry, Tracy Bouapheng, Lillian Otieno, Katie Taylor and Stephanie Martin. They were all given six minutes to debate whether they agreed or disagreed with the resolve.
Do women choose careers that keep them below men, said Ainsworth.
Moore gave statistics on women who hold positions in the science, medical and education fields. She said that women should actively encourage girls to be in jobs they want to be in, not just what's expected of them.
"I am here majoring in biology," said Moore. "And I will make it to medical school."
Perry made the audience aware of eBay founder, Meg Whitman.
"Women don't need to be known by names, but by accomplishments," said Perry.
Perry went on to point out that everyone has work opportunities. She said there is no ultimate reason women choose stereotypical careers and it isn't because a woman thinks little of herself.
"The ideals that stuck to our grandmothers and mothers do not stick to us anymore," said Perry.
"Winning the right to vote has only brought us so far," said Bouapheng.
Editor-in-Chief
924170651@gsc.edu
By Emily Hogan
Clubs Editor
924154922@gsc.edu
Women should actively encourage girls to be in jobs they want to be in, not just what's expected of them, a debater told the audience on Wednesday, Mar. 25 at the Great Gender Debate.
"Although we as women think we have come a long way, we haven't," said debater Destiny Moore, who along with five other female debaters discussed women and the majors they choose.
"We choose our career that we want, that we know will empower us," said Brittany Perry, arguing for the opposition.
The debate began with an introduction by GSC professors Michallene McDaniel and Allison Ainsworth, who decided on the topic of debate.
"Women make up more than 60 percent of GSC's campus enrollment," said Ainsworth.
Whitney Teal, GSC student and Sigma Chi Eta member, was the moderator.
The six debaters were GSC students Destiny Moore, Brittany Perry, Tracy Bouapheng, Lillian Otieno, Katie Taylor and Stephanie Martin. They were all given six minutes to debate whether they agreed or disagreed with the resolve.
Do women choose careers that keep them below men, said Ainsworth.
Moore gave statistics on women who hold positions in the science, medical and education fields. She said that women should actively encourage girls to be in jobs they want to be in, not just what's expected of them.
"I am here majoring in biology," said Moore. "And I will make it to medical school."
Perry made the audience aware of eBay founder, Meg Whitman.
"Women don't need to be known by names, but by accomplishments," said Perry.
Perry went on to point out that everyone has work opportunities. She said there is no ultimate reason women choose stereotypical careers and it isn't because a woman thinks little of herself.
"The ideals that stuck to our grandmothers and mothers do not stick to us anymore," said Perry.
"Winning the right to vote has only brought us so far," said Bouapheng.
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