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Womyn's Four Occupational Roles

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Although, womyn were allowed to attend co-educational academic institutions, this did not mean that they were welcomed, and had equal opportunities. Until the integration and active challenge to the patriarchal run academic institutions, womyn were not given a space to explore careers that went beyond certain occupational choices. Regardless of any strong academic standing that a girl may have, she was made to take a domestic science course or a home economics course (Tyack & Hansot, 1990). Womyn were heavily encouraged to pursue any of these four occupational roles: secretarial, nursing, teaching, or motherhood (Sadker & Sadker, 1995). Finally in 1972, with the passing of Title IX, it became illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender in

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