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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He actually said women should not be encouraged into careers they do not want.  Basically stop trying to pressure women into STEM just for "women in  STEM" credit.

He didnt say they didn't belong there. [/quote]
He also said that they should recruit more men.

Women don't go into those fields because they are not encouraged to like men are.  [b]They are "encouraged" by conservatives to be sahm and go into education and nursing -- ie, gender roles.[/b]

If they don't want to go into STEM fields, they don't.  Women do have minds of their own.  [/quote]
when is this happening? I am a conservative lawyer and engineer and the only pushback I've ever gotten is from liberals.[/quote]
by the Boise professor, Proud Boys, religious nuts -- all part of today's R party, and gaining steam.

Liberals support programs that encourage females to go into STEM; they have Emily's List to support women in politics.

[b]This guy is essentially saying we shouldn't have such programs.  If you were a recipient of such programs, he's talking about you.[/b][/quote]
so what. a weirdo in Idaho saying something has no bearing on me. ya'll are so weird.[/quote]
Oh, so, you were a recipient of these programs.  So, yes, he is talking about you. Sure, you can just shrug your shoulders, and say, "so what"?  But this is like the "shut door behind me" attitude.  You got yours; screw other people.[/quote]
Nope, the point is...the is ONE GUY'S opinion. I don't agree with him. Opinions are like assholes: everyone has one. You can't go crazy over every opinion you disagree with. Shrugging your shoulders and saying so what IS necessary. Unless there's some sort of evidence that this is anything more than an opinion, what exactly do you suggest I do?[/quote]
No one's "going crazy" over his opinion.  People have opinions on his opinions.   Note that you also have opinions on others opinions.

The point is that a speaker at a national conservative conference  spoke about this.  [b] If the majority of conservatives don't hold this same opinion, then they would not have invited him.  [/b]You are in the minority in your own party, in more ways than one.

He defended his speech by saying that he meant to"elevate the importance of family life for both men and women in America."  What do you think that means if not that women should not be  in high powered, high pressure jobs, and instead, they should focus on raising a family.

He typifies conservative thinking in traditional roles.

So yea, he's talking about you, at a national conservative conference.

-former R, female, minority[/quote]
do they do a poll? how do you know that the majority of conservatives hold this same opinion? do you know how conferences work? It doesn't sound like it. [/quote]

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