2 In some schools and universities, girls tend to choose arts subjects (e.g. literature), and boys tend to choose science subjects (e.g. physics). Why do you think this is so? Should this tendency be changed? Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

According to the traditional belief, men are the breadwinners while females are

caregivers

and responsible for taking care of the family.

This

belief, along with some old-fashioned views that boys are good at mathematics while females are not, is the predominate reason for many parents to encourage their sons to study in

science

while daughters to art-related subjects. I wholeheartedly believe that

this

trend should be changed.

To begin

with, it is generally believed that boys are good at

science

-related subjects.

This

view is rooted so deep in our society that many females have already accepted it.

This

is more prevalent in developing countries where parents expect their sons to have a career while daughters become moderately educated and

finally

get married and have a family. Strangely, studying in

science

majors

require

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requires

more money in most of the countries and

this

is why parents naturally select their boys to study

science

. Females,

on the other hand

, need to take many responsibilities of the

family even

Accept comma addition

family, even

during their student life and prefer to have subjects that do not require a great deal of study, as they consider it. Men and women have similar capacities and given an equal opportunity many women would excel in

science

-related subjects. Great scientists like Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, and Emilie du Chatelet have proved that women are no less than men when it comes to

science

. The heinous trend of gender discrimination even in education should be stopped.

Good news

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The good news

is that women in many engineering and technology subjects are already occupying half of the seats in many prestigious universities.

Thus

the day is not far away when the social custom or emotional aversion of parents would accept that their daughters are just as talented as their sons are in many areas including

science

. To conclude, women empowerment is quite an important factor for the overall development of a nation and

that is

why females should be given a fair chance to participate in any subjects including

science

majors in

schools

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the schools

.

This

trend would bring more positive outcomes than restricting their fields of education and work.