I wanted to be a geologist and enjoyed talking with the field geologist at the refinery where my father worked. However, in college in 1960, geology classes were strictly male. Best I could do was teach Geology in the Science Dept. My parents considered teaching the lowest of the low and wanted me to be a beautician or secretary or nurse. Teaching at college level was good in pay and benefits and I really enjoyed it. They said I "worked" not "taught". When I told my female students about the discrimination, they were appaled. That would not happen today, but back then was a different time.