Males and females are often viewed as having different skill sets. It is agreed that it is correct to exclude people from certain jobs on the basis of their gender, but only in very limited circumstances.
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discuss how physical attributes prevent Linking Words
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discuss how society at large rejects Linking Words
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from undertaking certain careers, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
For many years the general consensus in the armed forces is that Use synonyms
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particular occupation and it is, Linking Words
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, the American Army recently allowed some Linking Words
women
to fight on the front line and the Department of Defence deemed the experiment a failure, due to a lack of fighting effectiveness. Despite Use synonyms
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women
have fought in many wars, famously on the Eastern Front for Russia and the Viet Cong in Vietnam, so maybe it is Use synonyms
men
's attitudes that prevent them from performing rather than their stature.
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as nanny or beautician. Businesses feel that it is fine to not hire Linking Words
men
for these posts because most of their customers would not be willing to have a man perform that service. I personally know of one example when a friend failed at the interview stage when applying to become a kindergarten teacher because he was the wrong sex.
To summarise, in limited circumstances it is just to prohibit people from certain occupations, but only if they cannot physically perform or if the general consensus is that it is a single-sex postUse synonyms
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