Men once greatly outnumbered women in collegiate athletics—Title IX brought equality. Men currently outnumber women in science—could Title IX have the same effect?
Yes I agree with you Musicman, women should choose their own careers. It should be more as an encouragement rather than a legal push.
When I was eight years old, my uncle told me that I’d get a solar-powered car for my sixteenth birthday – and that it would be affordable. When I turned 16 in 2002, though, solar power was still inefficient and expensive, and I landed a bike instead. It's taken impossibly high fuel costs, global warming, and some serious engineering developments, but six years later, solar power is finally becoming a viable alternative to oil.
It is always good to see development and advancement in solar energy. Hopefully this will actually go somewhere. Get outta the way oil companies solar is coming through.
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