century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade.

Blatantly sexist laws and practices are slowly being eliminated while social perceptions of

"women's roles" continue to stagnate and even degrade back to traditional ideals. It is

these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. In

this study, I will argue that subtle and blatant sexism continues to exist throughout

educational, economic, professional and legal arenas.

Women who carefully follow their expected roles may never recognize sexism as

an oppressive force in their life. I find many parallels between women's experiences in the

nineties with Betty Friedan's, in her essay: The Way We Were - 1949. She dealt with a

society that expected women to fulfill certain roles. Those roles completely disregarded

the needs of educated and motivated business women and scientific women. Actually, the

subtle message that society gave was that the educated woman was actually selfish and

I remember in particular the searing effect on me, who once intended

to be a psychologist, of a story in McCall's in December 19

overcome any oppression she may encounter. During her presentation to our class, she

resolved, because it is introduced at a young age. Alice Brooks experienced inequality on

management and professional positions. Secondly, it never seems an issue of debate that a

I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnish

affirmative action precludes white males from finding employment with companies that

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