10.
When a bright young woman graduate starts looking
for a job, why is the first question always: "Can
you type?" A history of prejudice lies behind
that question. Why are women thought of as secretaries,
not administrators? Librarians and teachers, but not
doctors and lawyers? Because they are thought of as
different and inferior. 
The
happy homemaker
and the contented darky
are both stereotypes
produced by prejudice.
11.
Women have not even reached the level of tokenism
that blacks are reaching. No women sit on the Supreme
Court. Only two have held Cabinet rank, and none do
at present. Only two women hold ambassadorial
rank. But women predominate
in the lower-paying, menial,
unrewarding,
dead-end
jobs, and when they do
reach better positions, they are invariably paid less
than a man gets for the same job.
12.
If that is not prejudice, what would you call it?
13.
A few years ago, I was talking with a political leader
about a promising young woman as a candidate. "Why
invest time and effort to build the girl up?"
he asked me. "You know she'11
only drop out of the game to have a couple of kids
just about the time we' re ready to run her for mayor."
