Thanks for an excellent article Shannyn. The struggle for equality remains a blight upon our social evolution, I witness it every day in the workplace. The legal protections designed to enforce civil rights in the work place are a crude joke in Alaska. Alaska is controlled by corporate interest on every level to include the judiciary. The gender oppression fits the classic conservative ideological perspective of submissive adherence to established sexism, as any expression of individuality will be met with initial ostracism followed by personal attacks. Your assessment of the situation is correct, those young ladies need to step up, take control of their lives and their daughters futures. The Government and Church need to stay out of our personal lives.