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I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. She wrote that in the 70s and women can be engineers now. Except some women seem to the think they can opt for low-level careers and get paid high salaries and/or opt out of the workforce completely but still think they can have their cake and eat it too. [/quote]

I don't understand. You're not arguing in favor of low salaries for teachers, are you?
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My arguments in regards to teachers:

- Equal pay for equal work regardless of seniority or gender
- Better discretionary funding for supplies and increased school resources - i.e. each school should purchase $750/year in supplies for every classroom. 
- Better school funding for activities and electives like Art/Languages/STEM classes

In a LCOL area I think a salary of $40,000 - $60,000, adjusted minus the 2-3 months of leave, they take is sufficient. In a HCOL area I think a salary of $60,000 - $85,000, adjusted minus the 2-3 months of leave they take, is sufficient.

If that doesn't work for you, get a degree in a different field. [/quote]

The problem is that you're going to get fewer well educated people in the teaching field. I've been an educator for a long time--am now retired and working part-time as a school psychologist (began my career as a teacher).  I agree with the PP who said that options were limited for women--even in the 60's. Basically, a woman with a college degree could be a teacher, nurse, secretary, or career military. A couple of my friends became attorneys. With so many options now, we're getting more teachers who aren't highly qualified; and it's very concerning to see them in a classroom. [/quote]

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