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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
I don't know very many LDS women that have professional degrees of any sort.
I know some. Just not a lot.
Red Head Gal, formerly on this website, is one. A lawyer.
I don't know that I've ever personally known a LDS female doctor. That's kind of scary.
I think one of my roles as a dad is to counteract the messages that my daughter receives through the church and other non-church sources that she shouldn't pursue a higher education or a profession.
Like I've said before. A LOT of LDS women work. They just don't work in well-paying careers.
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My most orthodox of sisters surprisingly has two daughters with or obtaining advanced degrees. Her eldest has a MSW from ASU, and her next daughter is obtaining (two years left) a Phd in immunology. My own dove into business after obtaining their undergraduate education. My wife is an engineer who after retirement developed her own business with flex schedule. Of course, she's not LDS.
It is family driven, not just cultural. In my parents' house, advanced degrees were expected, not wished for.
Keep up the good work and you will successfully overcome the culture.