Originally Posted by aquinas
You have spoken in previous threads about the need to feminize your daughter with accultured female interests and, conversely, have opined on the value of sports knowledge and male cultural currency to be successful in various male-dominated fields. These are exactly the kinds of barriers that perpetuate gender imbalance. Though, I suspect, not all audiences here prefer the idea of equality.
Given that men in business settings often discuss sports to break the ice, it could help both men and women to know a little about sports to fit in in industries where men currently predominate. Is it sexist to say that?

My wife is a doctor. Her nieces are training to become doctors. Nothing is stopping women from becoming engineers, mathematicians, or computer programmers, but if they don't, that's not a problem either.