Also, overt discrimination isn't always illegal; currently some forms are considered legal. Overt discrimination starts first on the home front. This not only refers to the general idea of a man's right to sex or a woman making dinner every night for her family unit, but also includes how children are raised. If a child sees his mother treated as an object to his father, he may consequently grow up with similar standards for women. Overt discrimination includes violent discrimination such as rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence. More women are injured by domestic violence than rape and traffic accidents combined. Overt discrimination may start at home but continues into the workforce. Although women have broken barriers in some occupations, women are still segregated in the workplace. Despite the minority of women working in male-dominated careers, women still heavily pursue secretarial careers while men hold managerial jobs. An interesting statistic provided by the book states that women make up approximately 8.5% of dentists, compared to 98.4% of women who work as dental assistants. If being segregated wasn't obvious enough, women also have a significant comparable wage gap
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