<p>OHmom, your daughter might consider going to a woman’s college for her undergraduate degree. Gender issues there are obviously moot, and she can concentrate on learning without any of the subtle sexist crap that many women do still find at the UG level. When she gets to grad school, most of her fellows will have matured a little, and she herself will have the degree of confidence that comes from being judged solely on her work.</p>
<p>Going to a woman’s college so you can dodge the suspected sexist bullet is unnecessary in my opinion.</p>
<p>“And there are still no women in either the NFL or NBA. Almost half of grade school participants in basketball are female, yet none are allowed to advance to the highest levels of the sport. The average salary for a professional female basketball player is 90% less than the average male basketball player. Why do we allow these billion dollars organziations to perpetuate this blatant discrimination?”</p>
<p>If everybody boycotted professional sports because of this, then it wouldn’t happen. Because professional sports are supported by the public, the takeaway is that gender discrimination doesn’t matter in that area. It’s a nonissue.</p>
<p>I’m not saying I agree that it’s a nonissue, but that’s how it looks to me.</p>
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<p>Actually, the NFL changed its rules in 2012 to allow female players. One tried out in a regional combine, but not very successfully.</p>
<p>The NBA does not prohibit female players, but there have not been any, although some NBA teams have had occasional interest before.
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