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As I stood in line to check out at the grocery story, the cashier asked the pregnant woman in front of me, “Is it a boy or a girl?” “Boy,” she replied. The cashier, a middle-aged man, responded with a chuckle, “Good! Women are taking over the world!” Before a child even enters this crazy, mixed-up existence, so many expectations are thrust upon him or her. While I could spend all day detailing the sexist stereotypes we each face from day one of life, I’ll settle for paraphrasing this sage quote from the always sharp-witted Oprah Winfrey: Excellence is the best deterrent to sexism. The post Zaniya Lewis: Overcoming Obstacles While Pursuing Your Education appeared first on On The Dot Woman.