The lawsuit seeks to pry open one of the last pursuits still exclusively masculine, serving in combat.

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One reason why this might be is that pursuing intelligence goals in masculine fields, such as STEM conflicts with pursuing romantic goals associated with traditional romantic scripts and gender norms.

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My wife Jena and I have been trying to create a different model in our relationship, one in which we are both powerful, and in very specific feminine and masculine ways.

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At one time more famous than Lawrence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell chose to compete on male terms in a masculine world.

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