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1x, 2x, 3x, A Lady
Description:
In the workplace, it's been historically true that many careers have a significantly lower representation of women than men, particularly in the fields of engineering, technology and science. Independent magazine Women's Problems Monthly has engaged in a root cause analysis to investigate, and their conclusion is that the major contributor to this is young women losing interest in mathematics between the ages of 11 and 18, with a knock on reduction in applications for mathematics-based jobs or university courses.
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Not high Inclusiveness
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[option]"There's a cultural poison at the root of this," complains ardent replica sword collector @@randomname(female)@@, "where boys and girls get assigned toys, magazines and hobbies according to arbitrary societal expectations of gender roles. We must legislate to regulate in retail, advertising, parenting and primary education!"
[effect]dolls' houses are required by law to sold with a hexgrid wargame and a toy soldier inside them
[option]"Leave our kids alone! Boys and girls are different, it's just opportunity that needs to made more equal," says tiara and pink-ballgown wearing nuclear physicist @@randomname(female)@@. "It's in higher education and the workplace that the old boy's club mentality exists, and it is self-perpetuating. A reasonably moderate quota for education and employment, to ensure neither gender represents more than 70% of intake will help even things out. Those who meet the quota should be rewarded with financial incentives, directly funded by fines on those who don't."
[effect]Halloween parties now feature sexy nurse outfits for men as well
[option]"We just need more direct attention on powerful, proactive female role models!" declares @@randomname(female)@@, a venture capitalist renowned for her cut-throat business style, breaking wind loudly and scratching at her unshaved armpits. "Women's talent exists, but young ladies too often think that it is unfeminine to be ambitious. If SOME useless girls who prefer to associate self-worth with personal grooming and fashion rather than intellect and financial success, then they deserve what they get. Don't patronise women, just let us rise and fall according to our own merit."
[effect]supermodels and girlish popstars have been displaced from magazine covers by businesswomen and female academics
[option]"Uh... I don't really like to be the token male voice here," whispers token male voice @@randomname(male)@@, a maths professor, "but the reason I got into maths was the same reason I got into model trains and chess club... I'd rather do guy things with guys. Can't you encourage this positive trend? Designate certain school subjects and university courses - like maths and engineering - man-only. You can make other ones - like knitting and drama - female-only. That'd be equal, am I right?"
[effect]male celebrity chefs are laughed at for their lack of manliness
