I made a mistake and my previous post did not address the reading, here is my response to that. Sorry for the confusion.
Through the 1970's and early 1980's, female students missed to take advantage of some professions which reflected gender stereotype per Wood.
I can see today more females going in the professions like engineering,biotechnology,senators, CEO's,and several other fields which men have been holding in the past. These profesions require a high level of education that women were not exposed to before.
At the same time men are going into the professions like nursing,secratarial,child care,etc.
These changes reflect the changing gender stereotypes.
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After reading through Chapter 8 of our Text. I too have realized how many roles have changed in the workforce. The stereotypical jobs of women have been filling up quicky by men and the sterotypical jobs of men have been filling up quickly by women. Indeed, it shows how anyone regardless of gender can perform a job. Ch. 8 also digs deep intoender roles throughout academics. While long ago, only males were "so-called" capable of being able to study in hard curriculums such as science and math. Today many females are studying in these curriculums as well as receiving honors in them. According to the text on pg. 192,there is a long-standing belief that females innately have less aptitude and ability in math and science. I definitely don't believe so when so many women are mastering such fields and becoming top leaders throughout.
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