Your question got me thinking

[Joy Chao]

Hi Zoey, I was also thinking about what you mentioned in your last paragraph. When we emphasize something so much, it clearly signals that it’s a focus or an issue. I remember once watching Shark Tank and this girl trying to sell her new intention called “Girls can code” and she explained why her toy is needed for girls out there “because coding has always the guys’ thing.” I don’t know if such trick is attracting more attention from the girls or doing the exact opposite. When we keep on saying “equal pay,” that means pays are still not equal; but by not saying it it doesn’t make the problem go away. You asked a very good question at the end and I wish we could get Prof. Tran’s insight on this one.