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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by erikpukinskis on Friday January 17, 2020 @09:50PM (#22081888)
If it turned out that it was just women’s breasts that caused the disparity... that women who have mastectomies do just fine in Academia, would you consider that to be “case solved, situation normal, plain old biology, no sexism here”?

Or would you keep looking for a solution that allows women, who have the very normal female attribute of “having breasts”, to also be catered to and be able to get work done and be compensated despite the whole “breast having” thing?

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Re:An alternative argument for why women leave STEM by hanniabu on Friday January 17, 2020 @10:47PM (#22082125)
Try to think of it more in this way. Men are under-represented in breastfeeding and giving birth. How come we aren't looking for solutions to these issues? It's easy to claim this is plain old biology, not sexism. We need to be looking for solutions that allow women to also contribute to child births and rearing in these ways.
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