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From: nap@druxo.UUCP (ParsonsNA)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: sexist language/bad attitudes
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 07:29:50 EDT
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> the default gender is assumed to male unless the expected gender for
> the description is female.  This must make it pretty hard for male nurses
> and scretaries.  Almost as hard, in fact, as it probably is for female
> truck drivers, fire fighters, police officers, ...

Not quite...men have greater "permission" from society to do what pleases
them, even when it goes against societal norms.

Nancy Parsons