I seen this petition, and I figured you guys might be interested in helping out. ( Not super off topic )
In my local library, a girl who has been participating in programming sessions since she was a few months old, was denied to join the robotics sessions because she was a girl. The libraries director, Elaine De Bonis explained
[quote]“boys academic and literacy skills don’t improve over the summer break therefore this program would only be offered to boys.”
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I’m not sure what this is supposed to mean, it’s kind of cryptic.
[quote]“She said I could be added to a waiting list and if enough girls showed interest they could possibly look into offering it to girls in the future. I explained that it was unfair that I was being denied this opportunity simply because I am a girl, but she insisted I could not register”
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Sign it if you want, ignore it if you don’t. Just wanted to post it up, because it’s a rising topic here in Canada. The library is a great place, I don’t how this popped up.